24 Books like Win Bigly

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 97%

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

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! 96%

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

Age of Propaganda

by Anthony R. Pratkanis • 1991

Your mind's security holes: the persuasion playbook, and how to patch them.

4.02

894

📢 Propaganda Analysis 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📺 Media Literacy

Age of Propaganda 96%

Your mind's security holes: the persuasion playbook, and how to patch them.

by Anthony R. Pratkanis 1991

4.02

894 ratings

📢 Propaganda Analysis 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📺 Media Literacy

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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

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 95%

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

The Art of Always Being Right

by A.C. Grayling • 2012

Thirty-eight ways to win any argument, none of which require you to be right.

3.44

205

🗣️ Rhetoric And Debate 🎯 Persuasion Techniques ⚠️ Logical Fallacies

The Art of Always Being Right 95%

Thirty-eight ways to win any argument, none of which require you to be right.

by A.C. Grayling 2012

3.44

205 ratings

🗣️ Rhetoric And Debate 🎯 Persuasion Techniques ⚠️ Logical Fallacies

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Influence

by Robert B. Cialdini • 1984

Why you say yes against your will: hidden triggers hijack instinct and only awareness can stop them.

4.21

179k+

🤝 Social Influence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology ✅ Compliance Tactics

Influence 95%

Why you say yes against your will: hidden triggers hijack instinct and only awareness can stop them.

by Robert B. Cialdini 1984

4.21

179k+ ratings

🤝 Social Influence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology ✅ Compliance Tactics

27 Powers of Persuasion

by Chris St. Hilaire • 2010

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

3.78

161

🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management

27 Powers of Persuasion 95%

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

by Chris St. Hilaire 2010

3.78

161 ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management

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 95%

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

How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition

by Robert Mayer • 2005

Win arguments without shouting: self-control, precise language, and psychological disarming.

3.38

226

🗣️ Argumentation 🧲 Persuasion ✍️ Rhetoric

How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition Summary

How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition 95%

Win arguments without shouting: self-control, precise language, and psychological disarming.

by Robert Mayer 2005

3.38

226 ratings

🗣️ Argumentation 🧲 Persuasion ✍️ Rhetoric

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Spellbound

by David Kwong • 2015

Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.

3.74

108

🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👁️ Attention Management

Spellbound 95%

Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.

by David Kwong 2015

3.74

108 ratings

🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👁️ Attention Management

Free Your Mind

by Laura Dodsworth • 2023

Your mind is under fire from ads, algorithms, propaganda, and cereal boxes. A self-defense guide.

3.79

335

🛡️ Persuasion Resistance 📰 Media Literacy 📢 Propaganda Studies

Free Your Mind 95%

Your mind is under fire from ads, algorithms, propaganda, and cereal boxes. A self-defense guide.

by Laura Dodsworth 2023

3.79

335 ratings

🛡️ Persuasion Resistance 📰 Media Literacy 📢 Propaganda Studies

Shortcut

by John Pollack • 2014

Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.

3.72

296

🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Framing Effects

Shortcut 95%

Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.

by John Pollack 2014

3.72

296 ratings

🔗 Analogical Reasoning 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion 🖼️ Framing Effects

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 95%

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

The Story Paradox

by Jonathan Gottschall • 2021

Story logic that built nations now tears them apart. The psychology is identical.

3.70

446

🧠 Social Psychology 📖 Narrative Persuasion 💥 Group Conflict

The Story Paradox 94%

Story logic that built nations now tears them apart. The psychology is identical.

by Jonathan Gottschall 2021

3.70

446 ratings

🧠 Social Psychology 📖 Narrative Persuasion 💥 Group Conflict

The Political Brain

by Drew Westen • 2007

Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.

4.05

2k+

🧠 Political Psychology 🗳️ Campaign Strategy 📢 Political Messaging

The Political Brain 94%

Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.

by Drew Westen 2007

4.05

2k+ ratings

🧠 Political Psychology 🗳️ Campaign Strategy 📢 Political Messaging

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