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Books like Wanting

Wanting by Luke Burgis is about desire, mimetic theory, social influence. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Predictably Irrational
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    Predictably Irrational

    Dan Ariely · Psychology

    Predictably Irrational is Dan Ariely's examination of how humans make decisions that are consistently, systematically irrational — not random or arbitrary, but irrational in ways that follow patterns.

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  4. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
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    The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

    Jonathan Haidt · Psychology

    The Righteous Mind is Jonathan Haidt's argument that moral reasoning is not the source of our moral judgments — it's the press secretary for them.

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  5. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
    100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

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    100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

    Susan Weinschenk · Psychology

    Susan Weinschenk is a behavioral scientist and UX consultant, and this book is her translation of cognitive science research into practical guidance for designers.

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  6. A General Theory of Love
    A General Theory of Love

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    A General Theory of Love

    Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon · Psychology

    A General Theory of Love is a 2000 book by three psychiatrists at the University of California, San Francisco — Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon — who set out to explain love scientifically without stripping it of its significance.

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