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THE RUDEST BOOK EVER
Shwetabh Gangwar
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"The Rudest Book Ever" delivers Shwetabh Gangwar's blunt truth bombs that shatter conventional self-help wisdom. With 2.5 million YouTube followers, this bestseller asks: Why chase happiness when satisfaction brings real fulfillment? Your social programming needs this ruthless reset.

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The Brutal Truth About Your Self-Made Prison

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Imagine waking up to discover that the person you've become isn't really you at all. Your beliefs, desires, and identity have been manufactured by external forces-parents, society, media-all conspiring to shape you into someone recognizable, acceptable, and utterly inauthentic. This uncomfortable revelation forms the foundation of "The Rudest Book Ever," a provocative manifesto that strips away social niceties to ask the question we're all afraid to face: Am I living authentically, or just performing a role others expect of me? Unlike traditional self-help that coddles with gentle affirmations, this approach is deliberately jarring-a necessary shock to break through layers of social conditioning and self-deception that keep us trapped in mental prisons of our own making.

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You're Being Programmed (And Don't Even Know It)

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The Dangerous Pursuit of External Validation

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Reframing Rejection and Failure as Data Points

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People Are Weird: Embracing the Complexity of Human Nature

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Breaking Free from Fantasy Relationships

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Becoming Your Own Authority: The Path to Authentic Living

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