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Books like How to Win Friends and Influence People
The best books like How to Win Friends and Influence People are Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Never Split the Difference, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is about interpersonal skills, persuasion, empathy. 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.
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini · Psychology
Influence is Robert Cialdini's account of why people say yes, and how that agreement is manufactured.
Both dig into persuasion.
Read the summary → - Never Split the Difference
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Chris Voss · Business
Never Split the Difference is Chris Voss's argument that the rational, compromise-based negotiation frameworks taught in business schools miss something fundamental about how people actually make decisions.
Shares persuasion and communication with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Read the summary → - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey · Self-help
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A kindred self-help read.
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- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol S. Dweck · Psychology
Carol Dweck's central claim is simple but far-reaching: people hold one of two basic beliefs about their own abilities.
A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - Design Is Storytelling
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Ellen Lupton · Self-help
Design Is Storytelling is Ellen Lupton's compact guide to narrative thinking as a design skill.
Shares empathy and communication with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
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 How to Win Friends and Influence People.
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.
Shares persuasion and communication with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Read the summary → - Crucial Accountability
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Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler · Business
Crucial Accountability is the sequel to Crucial Conversations, narrowing its focus from high-stakes dialogue to one specific problem: what to do when someone fails to meet an expectation.
Shares communication and leadership with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Read the summary → - Death by Meeting
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Patrick Lencioni · Business
Death by Meeting is Patrick Lencioni's diagnosis of one of the most universal corporate dysfunctions: meetings that are simultaneously painful and pointless.
Shares communication and leadership with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Read the summary → - Difficult Conversations
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Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen · Business
Difficult Conversations is the product of the Harvard Negotiation Project, the same research group that produced Getting to Yes.
Shares communication and leadership with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Read the summary → - Fierce Conversations
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Susan Scott · Business
Fierce Conversations is Susan Scott's argument that the quality of your relationships is determined by the quality of your conversations — and that the conversations most people avoid are precisely the ones that would most improve their relationships and results.
Shares communication and leadership with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Read the summary → - HBR's 10 Must Reads on Giving Feedback
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Giving Feedback
Harvard Business Review · Business
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Giving Feedback is an anthology collecting some of the most cited Harvard Business Review articles on feedback, including pieces by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall, Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, and others.
Shares communication and leadership with How to Win Friends and Influence People.
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Books like How to Win Friends and Influence People: quick answers
What are the best books like How to Win Friends and Influence People?
The best books like How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie are Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with How to Win Friends and Influence People, such as interpersonal skills, persuasion, empathy.
What should I read after How to Win Friends and Influence People?
A natural next read after How to Win Friends and Influence People is Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini. Both dig into persuasion. Other strong choices are Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck.
What books are similar to How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie?
How to Win Friends and Influence People centers on interpersonal skills, persuasion, empathy. Books with a similar feel include Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton, Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
