Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Author: Robert B. Cialdini

Some people just won’t take no for an answer. In “Influence,” Dr. Robert Cialdini explains the six psychological principles that drive our powerful impulse to comply to the pressures of others and shows how we can defend ourselves against manipulation (or put the principles to work in our own interest). “Influence” guarantees two things: Readers will never say yes again wh….Read More

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