24 Books like Influence

Methods of Persuasion

by Nick Kolenda • 2013

Every decision rides on invisible psychological rails. Here is how to lay the track.

4.14

2k+

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 👥 Social Influence 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Methods of Persuasion 99%

Every decision rides on invisible psychological rails. Here is how to lay the track.

by Nick Kolenda 2013

4.14

2k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 👥 Social Influence 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Yes!

by Noah J. Goldstein • 2008

Why people say yes is predictable. Fifty research-backed levers you can pull.

3.97

12k+

🧪 Persuasion Science 📊 Behavioral Economics 👥 Social Influence

Yes! 99%

Why people say yes is predictable. Fifty research-backed levers you can pull.

by Noah J. Goldstein 2008

3.97

12k+ ratings

🧪 Persuasion Science 📊 Behavioral Economics 👥 Social Influence

Split-Second Persuasion

by Kevin Dutton • 2009

Influence is decided in an instant. Five learnable elements control that verdict.

3.66

2k+

🌀 Social Influence 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Split-Second Persuasion 98%

Influence is decided in an instant. Five learnable elements control that verdict.

by Kevin Dutton 2009

3.66

2k+ ratings

🌀 Social Influence 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

7 Secrets of Persuasion

by James C. Crimmins • 2016

The nonconscious brain decides before you do. The persuasion techniques that reach it first.

4.07

166

🧠 Neuromarketing 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques ⚡ Automatic Thinking

7 Secrets of Persuasion 98%

The nonconscious brain decides before you do. The persuasion techniques that reach it first.

by James C. Crimmins 2016

4.07

166 ratings

🧠 Neuromarketing 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques ⚡ Automatic Thinking

Covert Persuasion

by Kevin Hogan • 2006

Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.

3.59

553

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Covert Persuasion 98%

Body language, loaded questions, and well-timed stories: the hidden playbook for getting to yes.

by Kevin Hogan 2006

3.59

553 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases

The Science of Influence

by Kevin Hogan • 2004

Four seconds to yes: a playbook of psychological tactics for instant connections and faster deals.

3.66

751

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💼 Sales Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques

The Science of Influence 97%

Four seconds to yes: a playbook of psychological tactics for instant connections and faster deals.

by Kevin Hogan 2004

3.66

751 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💼 Sales Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques

The small BIG

by Robert B. Cialdini • 2014

Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.

3.78

1k+

🤓 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Social Psychology 🧪 Persuasion Science

The small BIG 97%

Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.

by Robert B. Cialdini 2014

3.78

1k+ ratings

🤓 Behavioral Economics 🧠 Social Psychology 🧪 Persuasion Science

Maximum Influence

by Kurt W. Mortensen • 2004

A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.

3.94

400

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics

Maximum Influence 97%

A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.

by Kurt W. Mortensen 2004

3.94

400 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Biases 💰 Behavioral Economics

The Influential Mind

by Tali Sharot • 2017

Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.

3.91

3k+

🧠 Behavioral Science 🎯 Influence Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases

The Influential Mind 97%

Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.

by Tali Sharot 2017

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Science 🎯 Influence Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Persuasion Psychology

by Akash Karia • 2013

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

3.40

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills

Persuasion Psychology 97%

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.40

35 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills

Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens

by Robert-Vincent Joule • 1997

A decision, once made, freezes everything that follows. The French classic on hidden compliance.

3.78

739

🧠 Social Influence 🔗 Compliance Techniques 🪤 Decision Traps

Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens Summary

Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens 97%

A decision, once made, freezes everything that follows. The French classic on hidden compliance.

by Robert-Vincent Joule 1997

3.78

739 ratings

🧠 Social Influence 🔗 Compliance Techniques 🪤 Decision Traps

Flip the Script

by Oren Klaff • 2019

How to plant an idea so deeply the other person believes they thought of it first.

4.16

872

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🧠 Sales Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Flip the Script 97%

How to plant an idea so deeply the other person believes they thought of it first.

by Oren Klaff 2019

4.16

872 ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🧠 Sales Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Advertising Effect

by Adam Ferrier • 2014

Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.

4.24

352

📊 Advertising Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics

The Advertising Effect 97%

Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.

by Adam Ferrier 2014

4.24

352 ratings

📊 Advertising Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics

The Business of Belief

by Tom Asacker • 2013

Your beliefs run on desire and stories, not logic. The hidden structure behind every choice.

3.92

586

🔮 Belief Formation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 👥 Leadership Influence

The Business of Belief 97%

Your beliefs run on desire and stories, not logic. The hidden structure behind every choice.

by Tom Asacker 2013

3.92

586 ratings

🔮 Belief Formation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 👥 Leadership Influence

Seducing the Subconscious

by Robert Heath • 2012

Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.

3.98

181

🧠 Advertising Psychology 🫥 Subconscious Influence ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Seducing the Subconscious 97%

Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.

by Robert Heath 2012

3.98

181 ratings

🧠 Advertising Psychology 🫥 Subconscious Influence ❤️ Emotional Persuasion

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing

by Nancy Harhut • 2022

Seventeen cognitive biases that make customers click and buy, and the words to trigger each.

4.38

177

🧠 Marketing Psychology 📉 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Consumer Behavior

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing Summary

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing 96%

Seventeen cognitive biases that make customers click and buy, and the words to trigger each.

by Nancy Harhut 2022

4.38

177 ratings

🧠 Marketing Psychology 📉 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Consumer Behavior

Brandwashed

by Martin Lindstrom • 2011

From before you were born, marketers have been shaping what you buy. The playbook, exposed.

3.81

4k+

🧠 Consumer Psychology 📊 Marketing Tactics 💡 Behavioral Economics

Brandwashed 96%

From before you were born, marketers have been shaping what you buy. The playbook, exposed.

by Martin Lindstrom 2011

3.81

4k+ ratings

🧠 Consumer Psychology 📊 Marketing Tactics 💡 Behavioral Economics

Catalyst

by Jonah Berger • 2020

Pushing harder makes people dig in. Real persuasion works by removing the obstacles in their path.

3.92

3k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Change Management 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology

Catalyst 96%

Pushing harder makes people dig in. Real persuasion works by removing the obstacles in their path.

by Jonah Berger 2020

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Change Management 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology

How Highly Effective People Speak

by Peter Andrei • 2020

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

3.47

341

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion

How Highly Effective People Speak Summary

How Highly Effective People Speak 96%

Wire your message for the human mind: nine cognitive biases that turn talk into influence.

by Peter Andrei 2020

3.47

341 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Public Speaking 📈 Persuasion

The Choice Factory

by Richard Shotton • 2018

Twenty-five behavioral biases steer every purchase. Here's what they are and how to use them.

4.11

2k+

📢 Advertising Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Consumer Behavior

The Choice Factory 96%

Twenty-five behavioral biases steer every purchase. Here's what they are and how to use them.

by Richard Shotton 2018

4.11

2k+ ratings

📢 Advertising Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Consumer Behavior

Brainfluence

by Roger Dooley • 2011

One hundred brain-science tactics for the subconscious level where most buying decisions happen.

3.96

1k+

🧠 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Psychology 👃 Sensory Marketing

Brainfluence 96%

One hundred brain-science tactics for the subconscious level where most buying decisions happen.

by Roger Dooley 2011

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Psychology 👃 Sensory Marketing

Mindware

by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015

You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.

3.75

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models 💰 Behavioral Economics

Mindware 96%

You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.

by Richard E. Nisbett 2015

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Mental Models 💰 Behavioral Economics

Win Bigly

by Scott Adams • 2017

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

3.73

5k+

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing

Win Bigly 96%

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

by Scott Adams 2017

3.73

5k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing

Influence is Your Superpower

by Zoe Chance • 2021

Your fast, emotional brain decides before you even notice. Influence it ethically, starting with no.

4.14

2k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🗣️ Persuasion Skills 🤝 Negotiation Tactics

Influence is Your Superpower 96%

Your fast, emotional brain decides before you even notice. Influence it ethically, starting with no.

by Zoe Chance 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🗣️ Persuasion Skills 🤝 Negotiation Tactics

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