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Made to Stick
by Chip Heath • 2007
The gap between a forgotten memo and an urban legend is six teachable traits.
3.98
101k+
Made to Stick Summary
Made to Stick 97%
The gap between a forgotten memo and an urban legend is six teachable traits.
by Chip Heath 2007
3.98
101k+ ratings
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
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
Spellbound
by David Kwong • 2015
Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.
3.74
108
Spellbound Summary
Spellbound 96%
Stage magic and business persuasion share the same hidden rules. A master illusionist reveals them.
by David Kwong 2015
3.74
108 ratings
Got Your Attention?
by Sam Horn • 2015
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
3.92
250
Got Your Attention? Summary
Got Your Attention? 96%
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
by Sam Horn 2015
3.92
250 ratings
Impossible to Ignore
by Carmen Simon • 2016
Audiences forget ninety percent of your message. What survives decides whether they act.
3.79
441
Impossible to Ignore Summary
Impossible to Ignore 96%
Audiences forget ninety percent of your message. What survives decides whether they act.
by Carmen Simon 2016
3.79
441 ratings
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand
by Lee LeFever • 2012
Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.
3.89
1k+
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand Summary
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand 96%
Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.
by Lee LeFever 2012
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Perfect Story
by Karen Eber • 2023
Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.
3.78
316
The Perfect Story Summary
The Perfect Story 96%
Tell better stories by designing them for your audience's brain, not your own memories.
by Karen Eber 2023
3.78
316 ratings
Story or Die
by Lisa Cron • 2021
Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.
4.09
334
Story or Die Summary
Story or Die 96%
Facts don't change minds. Story does, because your brain treats narrative as survival intel.
by Lisa Cron 2021
4.09
334 ratings
How to Write Clearly
by Tom Albrighton • 2021
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
4.29
112
How to Write Clearly Summary
How to Write Clearly 95%
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
by Tom Albrighton 2021
4.29
112 ratings
Captivology
by Ben Parr • 2015
Your audience is scrolling. Seven psychological triggers that stop thumbs and earn real minutes.
3.79
391
Captivology Summary
Captivology 95%
Your audience is scrolling. Seven psychological triggers that stop thumbs and earn real minutes.
by Ben Parr 2015
3.79
391 ratings
The Storytelling Edge
by Shane Snow • 2018
Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.
3.42
346
The Storytelling Edge Summary
The Storytelling Edge 95%
Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.
by Shane Snow 2018
3.42
346 ratings
Persuasion
by Lee Hartley Carter • 2019
Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.
3.68
168
Persuasion Summary
Persuasion 95%
Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.
by Lee Hartley Carter 2019
3.68
168 ratings
Writing for Busy Readers
by Todd Rogers • 2023
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
3.87
1k+
Writing for Busy Readers Summary
Writing for Busy Readers 95%
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
by Todd Rogers 2023
3.87
1k+ ratings
Supercommunicator
by Frank J. Pietrucha • 2014
Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.
3.35
82
Supercommunicator Summary
Supercommunicator 95%
Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.
by Frank J. Pietrucha 2014
3.35
82 ratings
Unleash the Power of Storytelling
by Rob Biesenbach • 2018
Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.
3.74
1k+
Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary
Unleash the Power of Storytelling 95%
Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.
by Rob Biesenbach 2018
3.74
1k+ ratings
Positioning
by Al Ries • 1980
Better products lose. The marketing war is about owning a single, simple word in the brain.
4.04
19k+
Positioning Summary
Positioning 95%
Better products lose. The marketing war is about owning a single, simple word in the brain.
by Al Ries 1980
4.04
19k+ ratings
Persuasive Copywriting
by Andy Maslen • 2015
Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.
4.13
143
Persuasive Copywriting Summary
Persuasive Copywriting 95%
Why flattery, secrets, and stories sell harder than features: a copywriter's psychological toolkit.
by Andy Maslen 2015
4.13
143 ratings
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
Using Behavioral Science in Marketing Summary
Using Behavioral Science in Marketing 95%
Seventeen cognitive biases that make customers click and buy, and the words to trigger each.
by Nancy Harhut 2022
4.38
177 ratings
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
The Business of Belief Summary
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
Fascinate
by Sally Hogshead • 2010
Forget logic; seven hardwired instincts capture attention. Most messages hit the wrong ones.
3.78
3k+
Fascinate Summary
Fascinate 95%
Forget logic; seven hardwired instincts capture attention. Most messages hit the wrong ones.
by Sally Hogshead 2010
3.78
3k+ ratings
The Best Story Wins
by Matthew Luhn • 2018
Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.
4.10
389
The Best Story Wins Summary
The Best Story Wins 95%
Forget data dumps: three-act structure, flawed heroes, and moments of change win business.
by Matthew Luhn 2018
4.10
389 ratings
The Story Factor
by Annette Simmons • 2000
Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.
3.82
3k+
The Story Factor Summary
The Story Factor 95%
Six story types that earn trust and move people when facts and data can't.
by Annette Simmons 2000
3.82
3k+ ratings
All Marketers Are Liars
by Seth Godin • 2005
Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.
3.88
16k+
All Marketers Are Liars Summary
All Marketers Are Liars 95%
Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.
by Seth Godin 2005
3.88
16k+ ratings
Persuasion Psychology
by Akash Karia • 2013
Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.
3.40
35
Persuasion Psychology Summary
Persuasion Psychology 95%
Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.
by Akash Karia 2013
3.40
35 ratings
Speak, Memorably
by Bill McGowan • 2025
Being on-message gets you ignored. Seven principles for making your ideas impossible to forget.
3.69
254
Speak, Memorably Summary
Speak, Memorably 95%
Being on-message gets you ignored. Seven principles for making your ideas impossible to forget.
by Bill McGowan 2025
3.69
254 ratings
The New Positioning
by Jack Trout • 1995
A consumer's mind holds seven brands. If yours is eighth, it might as well not exist.
3.71
222
The New Positioning Summary
The New Positioning 95%
A consumer's mind holds seven brands. If yours is eighth, it might as well not exist.
by Jack Trout 1995
3.71
222 ratings
Making Numbers Count
by Chip Heath • 2022
Most numbers die the moment they're spoken. A handful of translation moves make them unforgettable.
3.87
3k+
Making Numbers Count Summary
Making Numbers Count 95%
Most numbers die the moment they're spoken. A handful of translation moves make them unforgettable.
by Chip Heath 2022
3.87
3k+ ratings
Enchantment
by Guy Kawasaki • 2011
Winning hearts and minds without tricks: from a genuine smile to a six-sentence email.
3.74
11k+
Enchantment Summary
Enchantment 95%
Winning hearts and minds without tricks: from a genuine smile to a six-sentence email.
by Guy Kawasaki 2011
3.74
11k+ ratings
Maximum Influence
by Kurt W. Mortensen • 2004
A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.
3.94
400
Maximum Influence Summary
Maximum Influence 95%
A quarter of the economy is persuasion. The psychological levers that earn every yes.
by Kurt W. Mortensen 2004
3.94
400 ratings
One Plus One Equals Three
by Dave Trott • 2015
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
4.19
2k+
One Plus One Equals Three Summary
One Plus One Equals Three 94%
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
by Dave Trott 2015
4.19
2k+ ratings
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
The Advertising Effect Summary
The Advertising Effect 94%
Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.
by Adam Ferrier 2014
4.24
352 ratings
Branding Between the Ears
by Sandeep Dayal • 2021
Ninety-five percent of choice is subconscious: how to build a brand the brain can't resist.
3.89
38
Branding Between the Ears Summary
Branding Between the Ears 94%
Ninety-five percent of choice is subconscious: how to build a brand the brain can't resist.
by Sandeep Dayal 2021
3.89
38 ratings
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It)
by Dave Trott • 2019
Why the obvious answers hide in plain sight: a copywriter's field guide to creative vision.
4.27
549
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It) Summary
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It) 94%
Why the obvious answers hide in plain sight: a copywriter's field guide to creative vision.
by Dave Trott 2019
4.27
549 ratings
Brainfluence
by Roger Dooley • 2011
100 neuromarketing tactics for the 95 percent of decisions that happen below conscious awareness.
3.96
1k+
Brainfluence Summary
Brainfluence 94%
100 neuromarketing tactics for the 95 percent of decisions that happen below conscious awareness.
by Roger Dooley 2011
3.96
1k+ ratings
Seducing Strangers
by Josh Weltman • 2015
Advertising's real job isn't selling. It's making people happy. A Mad Man shows you how.
3.84
317
Seducing Strangers Summary
Seducing Strangers 94%
Advertising's real job isn't selling. It's making people happy. A Mad Man shows you how.
by Josh Weltman 2015
3.84
317 ratings
Resonate
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
4.11
6k+
Resonate Summary
Resonate 94%
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
by Nancy Duarte 2010
4.11
6k+ ratings
Advertising and Psychology
by Leslie Ernest Gill • 2013
Why readers remember your ad, buy your product, or scroll past: psychology every copywriter needs.
3.50
2
Advertising and Psychology Summary
Advertising and Psychology 94%
Why readers remember your ad, buy your product, or scroll past: psychology every copywriter needs.
by Leslie Ernest Gill 2013
3.50
2 ratings
Fascinate
by Sally Hogshead • 2016
Your brand already has seven fascination triggers. Learn to use them before the goldfish wins.
3.89
712
Fascinate Summary
Fascinate 94%
Your brand already has seven fascination triggers. Learn to use them before the goldfish wins.
by Sally Hogshead 2016
3.89
712 ratings
Neuromarketing
by Patrick Renvoisé • 2005
The reptile brain decides. Your pitch aims at the wrong one. Aim lower and sell.
3.90
787
Neuromarketing Summary
Neuromarketing 94%
The reptile brain decides. Your pitch aims at the wrong one. Aim lower and sell.
by Patrick Renvoisé 2005
3.90
787 ratings
Words That Work
by Frank Luntz • 2006
Your audience hears their own version. A pollster's method for making your words land as intended.
3.62
3k+
Words That Work Summary
Words That Work 94%
Your audience hears their own version. A pollster's method for making your words land as intended.
by Frank Luntz 2006
3.62
3k+ ratings
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
7 Secrets of Persuasion Summary
7 Secrets of Persuasion 94%
The nonconscious brain decides before you do. The persuasion techniques that reach it first.
by James C. Crimmins 2016
4.07
166 ratings
Lead with a Story
by Paul Smith • 2012
Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.
3.84
1k+
Lead with a Story Summary
Lead with a Story 94%
Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.
by Paul Smith 2012
3.84
1k+ ratings
How to Write Letters that Sell
by Christian H. Godefroy • 2016
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
4.05
21
How to Write Letters that Sell Summary
How to Write Letters that Sell 94%
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
by Christian H. Godefroy 2016
4.05
21 ratings
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
27 Powers of Persuasion Summary
27 Powers of Persuasion 94%
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
Hypnotic Writing
by Joe Vitale • 2006
A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.
3.86
833
Hypnotic Writing Summary
Hypnotic Writing 94%
A guide to matching your reader's mental trance and leading them straight to the sale.
by Joe Vitale 2006
3.86
833 ratings
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
Flip the Script Summary
Flip the Script 94%
How to plant an idea so deeply the other person believes they thought of it first.
by Oren Klaff 2019
4.16
872 ratings
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel
by John Carlton • 2002
Forget clever branding. The ads that sell explain why, paint a picture, and ask for the order.
4.40
144
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel Summary
Kick-Ass Copywriting Secrets of a Marketing Rebel 94%
Forget clever branding. The ads that sell explain why, paint a picture, and ask for the order.
by John Carlton 2002
4.40
144 ratings
The Soulful Art of Persuasion
by Jason Harris • 2019
Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.
3.87
252
The Soulful Art of Persuasion Summary
The Soulful Art of Persuasion 94%
Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.
by Jason Harris 2019
3.87
252 ratings
Shortcut
by John Pollack • 2014
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
3.72
296
Shortcut Summary
Shortcut 94%
Your mind runs on analogies. The better one wins every argument, innovation, and decision you face.
by John Pollack 2014
3.72
296 ratings
Win Bigly
by Scott Adams • 2017
We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.
3.73
5k+
Win Bigly Summary
Win Bigly 94%
We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.
by Scott Adams 2017
3.73
5k+ ratings
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