🧠 Persuasion Psychology

The science of influence — how people are swayed, why they say yes, and what makes certain arguments, framings, and appeals irresistible. Essential reading for marketers, negotiators, and the simply curious.

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques

by Martina Dove • 2020

Scammers weaponize your own psychology. Learn their playbook and the one skill that defeats them.

3.31

🧠 Fraud Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Scam Awareness 📊 Behavioral Economics 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques

Scammers weaponize your own psychology. Learn their playbook and the one skill that defeats them.

by Martina Dove 2020

3.31

16 ratings

🧠 Fraud Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Scam Awareness 📊 Behavioral Economics 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Persuasion Psychology

by Akash Karia • 2013

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

3.40

💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Social Psychology 📖 Business Storytelling

Persuasion Psychology

Twenty-six persuasion tools from social psychology, including three words that double compliance.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.40

35 ratings

💼 Sales Psychology 🤝 Influence Skills 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔬 Social Psychology 📖 Business Storytelling

360 Degrees of Influence

by Harrison Monarth • 2011

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

3.31

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏷️ Personal Branding

360 Degrees of Influence

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

by Harrison Monarth 2011

3.31

35 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏷️ Personal Branding

Work Like a Spy

by J.C. Carleson • 2013

Recruit like the CIA: poach top people, read any room, and never ask a direct question.

3.37

238

🔍 Competitive Intelligence 🕵️ Corporate Espionage 🕴️ Intelligence Tradecraft 🎯 Recruitment Strategies 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Work Like a Spy

Recruit like the CIA: poach top people, read any room, and never ask a direct question.

by J.C. Carleson 2013

3.37

238 ratings

🔍 Competitive Intelligence 🕵️ Corporate Espionage 🕴️ Intelligence Tradecraft 🎯 Recruitment Strategies 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Manipulation

by David T Abbots • 2018

Body language, emotional leverage, and psychological triggers: the manipulation toolkit.

3.27

🕶️ Dark Psychology 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🕺 Body Language 🔍 Reading People 🕵️ Covert Influence

Manipulation

Body language, emotional leverage, and psychological triggers: the manipulation toolkit.

by David T Abbots 2018

3.27

15 ratings

🕶️ Dark Psychology 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🕺 Body Language 🔍 Reading People 🕵️ Covert Influence

Never Split the Difference

by Chris VossTahl Raz • 2022

Listen like an FBI negotiator: the emotional toolkit that closes deals when logic alone cannot.

4.09

🎯 Negotiation Tactics 👂 Active Listening 🤝 Conflict Resolution 📊 Behavioral Economics 🕵️ FBI Techniques

Never Split the Difference

Listen like an FBI negotiator: the emotional toolkit that closes deals when logic alone cannot.

by Chris VossTahl Raz 2022

4.09

56 ratings

🎯 Negotiation Tactics 👂 Active Listening 🤝 Conflict Resolution 📊 Behavioral Economics 🕵️ FBI Techniques

Click.ology

by Graham Jones • 2013

Most online carts are abandoned. The psychological fixes that keep customers clicking through.

3.70

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🛒 E-Commerce Strategy 🏪 Online Retail 📈 Conversion Optimization 🖥️ User Experience Design

Click.ology

Most online carts are abandoned. The psychological fixes that keep customers clicking through.

by Graham Jones 2013

3.70

43 ratings

🧠 Consumer Psychology 🛒 E-Commerce Strategy 🏪 Online Retail 📈 Conversion Optimization 🖥️ User Experience Design

HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE

by Chandler Andersen • 2018

Body language, personality types, and NLP: the three tools influencers use to read you, decoded.

🧍 Body Language 🧩 Personality Typing 👁️ Reading People ⚠️ Manipulation Awareness 🧠 Neurolinguistic Programming

HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE

Body language, personality types, and NLP: the three tools influencers use to read you, decoded.

by Chandler Andersen 2018

🧍 Body Language 🧩 Personality Typing 👁️ Reading People ⚠️ Manipulation Awareness 🧠 Neurolinguistic Programming

Real Influence

by Mark Goulston • 2012

Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.

3.79

442

💼 Professional Influence 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Ethical Influence 🏗️ Relationship Building ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

Real Influence

Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.

by Mark Goulston 2012

3.79

442 ratings

💼 Professional Influence 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Ethical Influence 🏗️ Relationship Building ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

El libro negro de la persuasión

by Alejandro Llantada • 2013

The ten psychological levers that decide 'yes' before logic shows up, and how to pull them.

3.88

1k+

👥 Social Influence 📈 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Sales And Negotiation 🕹️ Unconscious Influence

El libro negro de la persuasión

The ten psychological levers that decide 'yes' before logic shows up, and how to pull them.

by Alejandro Llantada 2013

3.88

1k+ ratings

👥 Social Influence 📈 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🤝 Sales And Negotiation 🕹️ Unconscious Influence

The Persuaders

by Anand Giridharadas • 2022

Persuasion is a muscle we forgot. The playbook for rebuilding it one relationship at a time.

4.08

2k+

🗳️ Political Persuasion ✊ Activism Strategy 🤝 Coalition Building 🛡️ Disinformation Defense 🌈 Inclusive Activism

The Persuaders

Persuasion is a muscle we forgot. The playbook for rebuilding it one relationship at a time.

by Anand Giridharadas 2022

4.08

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Persuasion ✊ Activism Strategy 🤝 Coalition Building 🛡️ Disinformation Defense 🌈 Inclusive Activism

The Behavior Operations Manual

by Chase Hughes • 2024

Unspoken levers of influence: read stress cues, use social needs, and get silent compliance.

4.20

🔍 Behavioral Analysis 🕵️ Deception Detection 🎣 Information Elicitation 🛠️ Social Engineering 🪞 Executive Presence

The Behavior Operations Manual

Unspoken levers of influence: read stress cues, use social needs, and get silent compliance.

by Chase Hughes 2024

4.20

49 ratings

🔍 Behavioral Analysis 🕵️ Deception Detection 🎣 Information Elicitation 🛠️ Social Engineering 🪞 Executive Presence

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