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Books like Difficult Conversations

If you liked Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, here are 7 non-fiction books to read next — hand-matched on shared themes and authors, not an algorithm. Each links to where to get it.

  1. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie — book cover
    #1

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    by Dale Carnegie

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Difficult Conversations.

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  2. Influence by Robert Cialdini — book cover
    #2

    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

    by Robert Cialdini

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Difficult Conversations.

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  3. Made to Stick by Chip Heath & Dan Heath — book cover
    #3

    Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

    by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Difficult Conversations.

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  4. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss — book cover
    #4

    Never Split the Difference

    by Chris Voss

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Difficult Conversations.

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  5. Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini — book cover
    #5

    Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

    by Robert Cialdini

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Difficult Conversations.

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  6. #6

    Supercommunicators

    by Charles Duhigg

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Difficult Conversations.

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  7. #7

    Words That Work

    by Frank Luntz

    Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Difficult Conversations.

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