How to Win Friends and Influence People
The classic guide to getting along with people, still useful nearly a century later.
Communication
Most problems between people are communication problems. These books teach how to listen, speak honestly without blame, persuade ethically, and handle conversations where emotions run high.
The skills apply everywhere: at home, at work, in negotiations and in difficult conversations you've been avoiding.
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- 8 authors
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Our essential picks in communication.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
The classic guide to getting along with people, still useful nearly a century later.
Getting to Yes
Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton
Separate people from the problem and focus on interests, not positions. The classic of principled negotiation.
Getting to Yes
Separate people from the problem and focus on interests, not positions. The classic of principled negotiation.
Influence
Why people say yes, and how to recognize when you're being persuaded.
Nonviolent Communication
Say what you need without blame, and hear others without defensiveness.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Research-based principles from decades of studying couples, from building friendship to managing conflict.
Crucial Conversations
How to talk about hard things without blowing up or shutting down.
Dare to Lead
Courageous leadership means rumbling with vulnerability, living your values and having tough conversations.
Difficult Conversations
Every difficult conversation is really three: what happened, feelings and identity. How to handle all three.
Made to Stick
Simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, emotional stories: the recipe for ideas people remember.
Never Split the Difference
Negotiation lessons from an FBI hostage negotiator that work for salaries, purchases and family talks.
Radical Candor
Care personally and challenge directly. A practical guide to honest feedback and humane management.
Show Your Work!
Share your process, not just your results. A short, illustrated guide to building an audience by being generous.
Start With Why
People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it. How purpose inspires loyalty.
Supercommunicators
Every conversation is one of three kinds: practical, emotional or social. Connect by matching the right one.
The 5 Love Languages
Learn how your partner feels loved, and speak their language.
The Culture Code
Great groups build safety, share vulnerability and establish purpose. How strong team culture really works.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
A business fable that explains the five problems that hold teams back, and how to fix them.
Think Again
The ability to rethink and unlearn is a superpower. How to question your own opinions and open other minds.
Talk Like TED
What makes great talks great: passion, stories, novelty and practice.
Authors in communication
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- Habits and Discipline 23
- Productivity and Focus 18
- Mindset and Psychology 25
- Confidence and Self-Esteem 14
- Leadership 26
- Entrepreneurship 13
- Money and Financial Literacy 15
- Relationships 19
- Emotional Intelligence 27
- Motivation 20
- Personal Growth 42
- Purpose and Meaning 29
- Creativity 12
- Decision-Making 19
- Health and Wellbeing 25