books about: influences     books:       The Art of Influence: Persuading Others Begins With You22 reviews Chris Widener Doubleday Business, 2008 A parable where you really care about the characters Read THE ART OF INFLUENCE by Chris Widener . . . it is a short but powerful parable about a recent college graduate who learns valuable lessons from one of the country's wealthiest men. What made it so good was the fact that I really cared about the characters . . . they were believable, and their stories were interesting too. I also liked how the author revealed each of the four key ...             How to Win Friends & Influence People613 reviews Dale Carnegie Pocket, 1998 Read this and make a million bucks This book will make you a million bucks just like it has me if you follow the very simple rules for relating to people.             Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of Their Husbands18 reviews Gary L. Thomas Zondervan, 2007 excellent read I bought this book after recently getting married. Once I started reading it I could not put it down. It's one I definitely plan on reading again once we have been married a few years and the "new-ness" has worn off.             Influence: Science and Practice (5th Edition)126 reviews Robert B. Cialdini Allyn & Bacon, 2008 A good textbook I purchased this title for an MBA course, 'The Causes of Corporate White Collar Crime'. It, along with quite a few case studies, makes up our reading content for this course. Cialdini does a thorough job of focusing on a number of topics of influence: reciprocation, consistency, social proof, liking, authority and scarcity. For each of these topics, Cialdini successfully incorporates many real ...             Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism24 reviews Katherine Ketcham, William F. Asbury, ... Bantam, 2000 Beyond the Influence This is a wonderful book that updates readers on the newest research in dealing with alcoholism. A must for every professional therapist and recovering person to read.             The Science of Influence: How to Get Anyone to Say "Yes" in 8 Minutes or Less!49 reviews Kevin Hogan Wiley, 2004 A great "How They Do It" Have you ever been "slid" into buying something and didn't know how it happened? This book explains the science of how, when, why, and by whom. It differentiates the ethical professional from the unscroupulous person who only interacts with you for their benefit--not yours. This author promotes not just win-win...but that the world is,in fact, a better place because of the ethical compliance ...             Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)258 reviews Robert B. Cialdini Collins Business, 2007 Powerful, Scientific, and Fully Engaging Work on the Powers of Influence Everything Dale Carnegie accomplished regarding individual influence, Robert Cialdini has equally achieved on the topic of mass influence. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion offers an exceptional scientific look into the realm of persuasion backed by substantial logic and examples. Based on the premise of society's need for quick solutions for analyzing an abundance of issues in everyday ...             How to Win Friends and Influence People10 reviews Dale Carnegie Vermilion, 2007 Required reading for any entrepreneur Paul Graham (Hackers and Painters) has mentioned that an important read for preparing to start your own business is How To Win Friends and Influence People. I'm happy to report that this gem from 1936 is timeless and truly life-changing. I believe Paul's reasons for the recommendation include: the importance of charisma, general rounding out one's personality, and finding ways to get ...             Becoming a Person of Influence: How to Positively Impact the Lives of Others26 reviews John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan Thomas Nelson, 2006 Becoming a Person of Influence Excellent book. I think it's Maxwell's finest work. The book has depth and appears to be a combination of notes from his speeches as well as notes from seminars and lectures he's delivered.             Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism33 reviews James Robert Milam, Katherine Ketcham Bantam, 1984 Why this book is SO very important for families of alcoholics I train counselors and counsel families of alcoholics, and when a family member is having a very difficult time (even though she is trying hard) to understand that this is a disease----I refer her to this book. This helps her to see so well, that his rage is because alcohol excites the rage-centers of the brain. And because she now understands this, she knows, then, that the crazymaking coming ...             Power, Influence, and Persuasion: Sell Your Ideas and Make Things Happen (Harvard Business Essentials)3 reviews Harvard Business School Press, 2005 Insightful, Eloquent, Practical,...and Convincing This is one of the volumes in the new Harvard Business Essentials Series. Each offers authoritative answers to the most important questions concerning its specific subject. The material in this book is drawn from a variety of sources which include the Harvard Business School Press and the Harvard Business Review as well as Harvard ManageMentor®, an online service. I strongly recommend the ...             The Church of Irresistible Influence: Bridge-Building Stories to Help Reach Your Community9 reviews Robert Lewis Zondervan, 2001 Move on out! Church is not just about a service on Sunday - but about becoming prepared to really live God's Word - and then living in the Word in our communities. What an inspiration. And I am not a Pastor ... just one of the congregation!             How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls6 reviews Donna Dale Carnegie Fireside, 2005 Be well-liked, or popular, at school! Seriously, this tells you HOW TO BE POPULAR, in the sense of being "well-liked". Dale Carnegie's daughter reveils the socializing secrets for girls here. It's one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. This is an easy read, and it changed my life in terms of my social interactions. I really wish I had it back in middle school in high school so I could have had a lot more friends! ...             Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol3 reviews Patt Denning, Jeannie Little, ... The Guilford Press, 2003 Revolutionary New Approach to Drug Treatment Anyone troubled by drug or alcohol use but not interested in cold turkey, all or nothing approaches to such problems, really ought to take a good look at Dr. Patt Denning's "Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol." Denning and co-authors Jeannie Little and Adina Glickman address substance use in terms of the interplay between the individual and a variety of ...             Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive68 reviews Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, ... Free Press, 2008 Persuasion Equals Rhetoric As a writer I must know how to express myself in ways that win over the reader. This exhaustive review of research on persuasive techniques fascinated me.             Persuasion: Social Influence and Compliance Gaining (3rd Edition)6 reviews Robert H. Gass, John S. Seiter Allyn & Bacon, 2006 Great Book, Especially this time of Year I'm writing this just at the end of the 2006 elections. I can't imagine how many millions were spent trying to persuade me that this candidate or that question on the ballot should be my choice. I'm astounded at how many phone calls I've received from Laura Bush, or that candidate who just wants to set the record straight about the lies her opponnent has been telling about her. And then there are ...             Arms and Influence (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series)3 reviews Thomas C. Schelling Yale University Press, 1967 subtle but very understandable The greatest thing about this book is that Schelling makes it so readable. Unlike many scholar-type, who sometimes write in Martian, Schelling carefully dissect a delicate subject (arms, deterrence, and war) into explanable sections. The next thing that's good about this book is that it educates the readers on the subtlety in formulating responses to world events. People, who read this ...             Maximum Influence: The 12 Universal Laws of Power Persuasion24 reviews Kurt W. Mortensen AMACOM, 2004 Very Persuasive Here, in one place, is a consolidated list, with examples, of the major ways people are persuaded to change behavior.             Influence Without Authority (2nd Edition)7 reviews Allan R. Cohen, David L. Bradford Wiley, 2005 A GREAT GUIDE TO THE ART OF INFLUENCING OTHERS. This book is important because it's message-to succeed you must learn to influence others-is right on target. The authors assert that nobody "ever had enough authority (to get their work done)." But it is possible to have enough influence to make things happen, and this book's purpose is to tell you how! It shows that the key to influence is reciprocity, which is defined in many and subtle ways. ...             Influence Mary Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen Razorbill, 2008              search for books alcoholism, authority, becoming, bridge-building, building, business, community, compliance, defeating, edition, essentials, gaining, husbands, influence, irresistible, lectures, managing, persuading, persuasion, persuasive, positively, practice, psychology, realities, reduction, scientifically, stimson, stories, understanding, universal books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Critical Pedagogy Primer (Peter Lang Primer) we recommend Read this and make a million bucks home  impressum - about us