25 Books like Yes!

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 97%

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 Change Minds

by Rob Jolles • 2013

Stop selling, start asking: a process for changing minds that feels like help, not pressure.

3.78

819

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🤝 Consultative Selling 🔒 Trust Building

How to Change Minds 97%

Stop selling, start asking: a process for changing minds that feels like help, not pressure.

by Rob Jolles 2013

3.78

819 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🤝 Consultative Selling 🔒 Trust Building

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 97%

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

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 97%

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 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 97%

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

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 97%

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

Human Hacking

by Christopher Hadnagy • 2021

The social engineer's guide to reading anyone, building instant rapport, and ethical persuasion.

3.77

640

🧠 Persuasion Science 🔬 Behavioral Influence 🧩 Personality Profiling

Human Hacking 97%

The social engineer's guide to reading anyone, building instant rapport, and ethical persuasion.

by Christopher Hadnagy 2021

3.77

640 ratings

🧠 Persuasion Science 🔬 Behavioral Influence 🧩 Personality Profiling

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 96%

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

The Influential Mind

by Tali Sharot • 2017

Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.

3.91

3k+

🧠 Behavioral Science 🎯 Influence Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases

The Influential Mind 96%

Facts alone rarely change minds. The brain has a backdoor, and influence knows where it is.

by Tali Sharot 2017

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Science 🎯 Influence Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens

by Robert-Vincent Joule • 1997

A decision, once made, freezes everything that follows. The French classic on hidden compliance.

3.78

739

🧠 Social Influence 🔗 Compliance Techniques 🪤 Decision Traps

Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens Summary

Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens 96%

A decision, once made, freezes everything that follows. The French classic on hidden compliance.

by Robert-Vincent Joule 1997

3.78

739 ratings

🧠 Social Influence 🔗 Compliance Techniques 🪤 Decision Traps

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing

by Nancy Harhut • 2022

Seventeen cognitive biases that make customers click and buy, and the words to trigger each.

4.38

177

🧠 Marketing Psychology 📉 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Consumer Behavior

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing Summary

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing 96%

Seventeen cognitive biases that make customers click and buy, and the words to trigger each.

by Nancy Harhut 2022

4.38

177 ratings

🧠 Marketing Psychology 📉 Behavioral Economics 🛒 Consumer Behavior

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

Win Bigly

by Scott Adams • 2017

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

3.73

5k+

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing

Win Bigly 96%

We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.

by Scott Adams 2017

3.73

5k+ ratings

🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Narrative Framing

The Advertising Effect

by Adam Ferrier • 2014

Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.

4.24

352

📊 Advertising Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics

The Advertising Effect 96%

Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.

by Adam Ferrier 2014

4.24

352 ratings

📊 Advertising Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics

The Psychology of Persuasion

by Kevin Hogan • 1996

Why do some people get what they want? Nine predictable laws and how to master them.

3.90

519

💬 Persuasion Techniques 💼 Sales Psychology 👀 Body Language

The Psychology of Persuasion 96%

Why do some people get what they want? Nine predictable laws and how to master them.

by Kevin Hogan 1996

3.90

519 ratings

💬 Persuasion Techniques 💼 Sales Psychology 👀 Body Language

Words That Change Minds

by Shelle Rose Charvet • 1995

Decode the motivation behind anyone's words, and you hold the script for getting their yes.

3.69

2k+

🏢 Business Communication 🎯 Influence And Persuasion 🧠 Neurolinguistic Programming

Words That Change Minds 96%

Decode the motivation behind anyone's words, and you hold the script for getting their yes.

by Shelle Rose Charvet 1995

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 🎯 Influence And Persuasion 🧠 Neurolinguistic Programming

Webs of Influence

by Nathalie Nahai • 2012

The brain's shortcuts decide every online purchase. Design for those rules, not for logic.

3.74

307

🎯 Conversion Optimization 🎨 Design Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Webs of Influence 96%

The brain's shortcuts decide every online purchase. Design for those rules, not for logic.

by Nathalie Nahai 2012

3.74

307 ratings

🎯 Conversion Optimization 🎨 Design Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Neuromarketing

by Patrick Renvoisé • 2005

The reptile brain decides. Your pitch aims at the wrong one. Aim lower and sell.

3.90

787

🧠 Sales Psychology 🧪 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Behavior

Neuromarketing 96%

The reptile brain decides. Your pitch aims at the wrong one. Aim lower and sell.

by Patrick Renvoisé 2005

3.90

787 ratings

🧠 Sales Psychology 🧪 Neuromarketing 🛒 Consumer Behavior

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