Books like Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
If you liked Made to Stick by Chip Heath & Dan Heath, here are 8 non-fiction books to read next — hand-matched on shared themes and authors, not an algorithm. Each links to where to get it.
#1How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
The 80-year-old foundation. Pure social fluency is what makes Cialdini's mechanics available when you need them.
Shared theme: influence + persuasion
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#2Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
by Robert Cialdini
The foundational text. Six principles explain 80% of compliance behavior. Required reading before any persuasion work.
Shared theme: influence + persuasion
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#3Never Split the Difference
by Chris Voss
The most actionable. Hostage-negotiation rigor applied to everyday: tactical empathy + calibrated questions + labeling.
Shared theme: influence + persuasion
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#4Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
by Robert Cialdini
Cialdini's update. Adds Unity as 7th principle + the deeper insight that the moment BEFORE the ask matters more than the ask itself.
Shared theme: influence + persuasion
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#5Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan & Switzler
Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Made to Stick.
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Difficult Conversations
by Douglas Stone
Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Made to Stick.
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Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Made to Stick.
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Supercommunicators
by Charles Duhigg
Another influence & communication pick — same territory as Made to Stick.
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Made to Stick is part of this curated reading list — each a “best books on X” cluster with a synthesis on how the books fit together.