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Books like Design Is Storytelling
The best books like Design Is Storytelling are Thinking, Fast and Slow, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, and Outliers: The Story of Success. Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton is about visual storytelling, design, narrative. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Daniel Kahneman · Psychology
Thinking, Fast and Slow is Daniel Kahneman's account of the two cognitive systems that govern human thought.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain · Psychology
Quiet is Susan Cain's argument that Western culture — and American culture in particular — has built itself around an "Extrovert Ideal" that systematically undervalues roughly a third to a half of the population.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - Outliers: The Story of Success
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell · Psychology
Outliers is Malcolm Gladwell's argument that exceptional success is less a product of individual genius or drive than it is of hidden advantages, timing, and accumulated opportunity.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - How to Win Friends and Influence People
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie · Self-help
How to Win Friends and Influence People is Dale Carnegie's 1936 guide to dealing with people effectively.
Shares empathy and communication with Design Is Storytelling.
Read the summary → - Nonviolent Communication
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Marshall B. Rosenberg · Self-help
Nonviolent Communication is Marshall Rosenberg's framework for communicating in ways that preserve connection and address needs rather than triggering defensiveness.
Shares empathy and communication with Design Is Storytelling.
Read the summary → - Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler · Self-help
Crucial Conversations is a book about what to do when the stakes are high, emotions run strong, and opinions diverge.
Both dig into communication.
Read the summary → - Film Directing Shot by Shot
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Steven Katz · Self-help
Film Directing Shot by Shot is Steven Katz's practical guide to the visual language of cinema — how directors translate script to screen through choices about shot type, camera placement, staging, and the sequencing of images.
Both dig into visual storytelling.
Read the summary → - Revising Prose
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Richard A. Lanham · Self-help
Revising Prose is Richard Lanham's short, sharp guide to diagnosing and fixing bad writing.
Both dig into communication.
Read the summary → - Set Boundaries, Find Peace
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Nedra Glover Tawwab · Self-help
Set Boundaries, Find Peace is therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab's practical guide to identifying and communicating personal boundaries in work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships.
Both dig into communication.
Read the summary → - Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
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Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
Carmine Gallo · Self-help
Talk Like TED is Carmine Gallo's analysis of what makes TED Talks compelling, drawn from interviews with more than 500 TED speakers, brain science research, and analysis of the most-watched talks in the archive.
Both dig into communication.
Read the summary → - The Four Agreements
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Don Miguel Ruiz · Self-help
The Four Agreements is Don Miguel Ruiz's distillation of what he describes as ancient Toltec wisdom, repackaged as a practical guide to personal freedom.
Both dig into communication.
Read the summary → - A World Without Email
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Cal Newport · Business
A World Without Email is Cal Newport's most targeted critique of modern knowledge work culture.
Both dig into communication.
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Books like Design Is Storytelling: quick answers
What are the best books like Design Is Storytelling?
The best books like Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton are Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Design Is Storytelling, such as visual storytelling, design, narrative.
What should I read after Design Is Storytelling?
A natural next read after Design Is Storytelling is Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. A kindred self-help read. Other strong choices are Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
What books are similar to Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton?
Design Is Storytelling centers on visual storytelling, design, narrative. Books with a similar feel include Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
