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Books like Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

The best books like Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade are Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Thinking, Fast and Slow, and Never Split the Difference. Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert B. Cialdini is about persuasion, attention, priming. 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.

  1. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
    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.

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  2. Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Thinking, Fast and Slow

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    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman · Psychology

    Thinking, Fast and Slow is Daniel Kahneman's account of the two cognitive systems that govern human thought.

    A kindred psychology read.

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  3. Never Split the Difference
    Never Split the Difference

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    Never Split the Difference

    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.

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  1. Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
    Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior

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    Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior

    Leonard Mlodinow · Psychology

    Leonard Mlodinow is a theoretical physicist who writes accessible science for general audiences.

    A kindred psychology read.

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  2. How to Win Friends and Influence People
    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.

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  3. Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
    Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion

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    Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion

    Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson · Psychology

    Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson's central concern is that modern media, advertising, and politics have optimized for propaganda techniques that bypass critical reasoning and exploit psychological vulnerabilities.

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  4. Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion
    Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion

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    Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion

    Robert B. Cialdini · Psychology

    Influence, New and Expanded is the 2021 revision of Robert Cialdini's foundational 1984 work on the psychology of persuasion.

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  5. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

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    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    Chip Heath and Dan Heath · Psychology

    Made to Stick is Chip and Dan Heath's investigation into why some ideas take hold in people's minds and spread while others, equally true and well-reasoned, vanish the moment the conversation ends.

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  6. The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
    The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others

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    The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others

    Tali Sharot · Psychology

    Tali Sharot's second book turns from how our own brains distort perception to how we can change what other people think and do.

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  7. Results Without Authority
    Results Without Authority

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    Results Without Authority

    Tom Kendrick · Business

    Results Without Authority addresses a challenge that most project managers and team leads face but few management books deal with directly: how to get work done when you have responsibility but no real authority over the people doing the work.

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  8. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
    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.

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  9. To Sell Is Human
    To Sell Is Human

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    To Sell Is Human

    Daniel H. Pink · Business

    To Sell Is Human is Daniel Pink's case that selling — in the broad sense of moving people to think or act differently — is central to what most of us do at work every day, whether or not our job title includes the word "sales." Drawing on Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Pink estimates that Americans spend roughly 40% of their work time in non-sales selling: persuading, convincing, and nudging.

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Books like Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade: quick answers

What are the best books like Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade?

The best books like Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert B. Cialdini are Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade, such as persuasion, attention, priming.

What should I read after Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade?

A natural next read after Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade is Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini. Both dig into persuasion. Other strong choices are Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow.

What books are similar to Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert B. Cialdini?

Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade centers on persuasion, attention, priming. Books with a similar feel include Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion by Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.

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