13 must-read business books like Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

By: Robert B. Cialdini

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how …

"Embarrassment is a villain to be crushed."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"Embarrassment is a villain to be crushed."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a standard principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: “expensive = good."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a standard principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: “expensive = good."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

If you liked the business plot in Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

By: Charles Duhigg

4.13

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every as… read more

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  • self help
  • science
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"The secret, the alcoholics said, was God."

-Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

"Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage."

-Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

"Companies aren’t families. They’re battlefields in a civil war."

-Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

"...hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it..."

-Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

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2. The Intelligent Investor

By: Benjamin Graham , Jason Zweig , Warren Buffett

4.25

Format: 623 pages, Paperback

More than one million hardcovers soldNow available for the first time in paperback! The Classic … read more

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  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • business
  • self help
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3. Thinking, Fast and Slow

By: Daniel Kahneman

4.18

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of th… read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"A compelling narrative fosters an illusion of inevitability."

-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking of it."

-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it."

-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it"

-Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

4. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

By: Michael E. Gerber

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

E-Myth \ 'e-,'mith\ n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small busine… read more

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  • management
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • business
  • self help
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5. The 4-Hour Workweek

By: Timothy Ferriss

3.50

Format: 0 pages,

What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this cont… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • business
  • self help

6. The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

By: Josh Kaufman

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Master the fundamentals, hone your business instincts, and save a fortune in tuition. The consensu… read more

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  • personal development
  • management
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help

7. Think and Grow Rich

By: Napoleon Hill , None , Bill Hartley , Ann Hartley

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

This is the original 1937 version of Napoleon Hill's Classic Book: "Think and Grow Rich". To the gr… read more

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  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
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8. Blue Ocean Strategy: How To Create Uncontested Market Space And Make The Competition Irrelevant

By: W. Chan Kim , Renée Mauborgne

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

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  • management
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • business
  • leadership
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9. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

By: Eric Ries

3.39

Format: 414 pages,

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach … read more

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  • management
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • business
  • self help

10. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

By: Stephen R. Covey

3.87

Format: 144 pages,

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated,… read more

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11. The 48 Laws of Power

By: Robert Greene , Joost Elffers

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

This amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive book synthesizes the philosophies of Machiavelli, S… read more

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12. Rich Dad, Poor Dad

By: Robert T. Kiyosaki

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Personal finance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective f… read more

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13. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

By: Simon Sinek

3.50

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Why do you do what you do? Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential,… read more

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14. How to Win Friends and Influence People

By: Dale Carnegie

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You… read more

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15. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

By: Jim Collins

4.28

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

To find the keys to greatness, Collins's 21-person research team read and coded 6,000 articles, gen… read more

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

By: Chip Heath , Dan Heath

4.30

Format: 256 pages,

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17. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

By: Robert B. Cialdini

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how … read more

Similar categories in Robert B. Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion book and Robert B. Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

  • communication
  • self help
  • science
  • business
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • management
  • leadership
"Embarrassment is a villain to be crushed."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a standard principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: “expensive = good."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do."

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

"The truly gifted negotiator, then, is one whose initial position is exaggerated enough to allow for a series of concessions that will yield a desirable final offer from the opponent, yet is not so ou…"

-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

18. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

By: Jim Collins , Jerry I. Porras

3.00

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts… read more

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19. The Psychology of Money

By: Morgan Housel

4.30

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavio… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money book and Robert B. Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
"Saving is the gap between your ego and your income."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

"Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

"To grasp why people bury themselves in debt, you don’t need to study interest rate: you need to sturdy the history of greed , insecurity and optimism."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

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20. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

By: Chris Voss

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating – effective in a… read more

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  • communication
  • self help
  • business
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • buisness
  • management
  • leadership
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21. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

By: James Clear

4.35

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear,… read more

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  • self help
  • science
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more."

-James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

"Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way."

-James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

"Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement."

-James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

"Anyone can work hard when they feel motivated. It’s the ability to keep going when work isn’t exciting that makes the difference."

-James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

13 Best nonfiction books like Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini

Transform Your Habits

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham , Jason Zweig , Warren Buffett

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

4.18

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

Michael E. Gerber

3.98

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11 Top audiobook books like Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Transform Your Habits

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Eckhart Tolle

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho , Alan R. Clarke , James Noel Smith

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Mark Manson , None

3.88

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