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Over two million readers have armed themselves with the knowledge in this book. Dark forces seek to turn society into unthinking automatons by the use of weapons of mass influence. In this graphic adaptation of his best-seller, Robert B. CialdiniMoreOver two million readers have armed themselves with the knowledge in this book. Dark forces seek to turn society into unthinking automatons by the use of weapons of mass influence. In this graphic adaptation of his best-seller, Robert B. Cialdini becomes society’s best hope in combatting compliance professionals throughout the world. He leads a team of special forces through a battleground filled with psychological sneak attacks designed to elicit pre-programmed responses from unknowing victims. Less

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Arminius

rated it it was amazing
11 months ago

Shelves: improvement-books
Influence is a book that tells you how to be influential. A lot of interesting studies are included in the book.

Some of the things I have learned:

Society values people more if they appear consistent in beliefs, attitudes and deeds.
You are more likely to get help from a... Read full review
Madi

rated it it was ok
8 months ago

Informatia din cartea originala este extrem de pretioasa, dar modul in care este integrata in benzile animate nu ajuta la o intelegere mai usoara, ci din contra, incurca. Oricum, pentru un rezumat animat nu e chiar atat de nereusita cartea.
Realini

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over 3 years ago

Influence: Science and Practice, The Graphic Edition by Robert B. Cialdini

This is a very interesting, little book which I have received from The Economist. Once in a while I take one of their surveys and I receive a book as a gift. This is the theory, in practice I do not... Read full review
Kathleen Curtis

rated it it was amazing
9 months ago

Wisdom and common sense you can see now and "see" later

Some of what is in these pages was at the core of fatherly advice that my Dad drilled into me from very early in my life. Be aware of what is really happening. Eyes open. But then, OK, part of this material is new to... Read full review
Rob

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12 months ago

Good way to spread the main points of Cialdini's work

For those who haven't yet read Robert Cialdini's Influence books, this comic is a quick and visual introduction to his theories about the 6 major methods of persuasion used in the world today.

Once readers learn about th... Read full review
Seregil

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8 months ago

Shelves: non-fiction , comic-books , bookster
The ideas presented were nothing extremely shocking, but I really liked the examples of experiments or persuasion tricks used in sales or other circumstances in real life. The message of the book is overall precautionary - it teaches you to recognized when you're being "b... Read full review
Stephen

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over 3 years ago

A better title would have been Manipulators. Having worked in sales for years, I fear that these tactics in this book are presented not for knowledge itself, certainly not for the well-being of the consumer, but for the benefit of the salesman's bottom line.

Here are a fe... Read full review
Nakul Shenoy

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over 2 years ago

I have always been a sucker for comic books; that too when the comic books deal with otherwise complicated (or not) theories of the social sciences. The Introducing series by Icon books and the Beginners series by Orient Blackswan have been long-time favourites.
So no surp... Read full review
Iwona

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4 months ago

Shelves: 2015
W sumie nie rozumiem idei wydawania tego typu książki w formie komiksu. Niewiele wnosi ta forma graficzna. Natomiast same informacje zawarte w książce są ciekawe. Niektóre z opisanych zasad znałam, a niektóre były dla mnie nowe. Dobrze było sobie przypomnieć jak nie dać s... Read full review
Mona

marked it as to-read
5 months ago

Shelves: nonfiction , business , psychology , career
I am amused by the fact that this book is now a comic book.

An earlier edition (non-comic, though with many comics included) was assigned as one of two required texts for a negotiation class. I'm dropping the class but would still like to read the texts.

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Book Details

Paperback, 82 pages
Published June 20th 2012 by Writers of the Round Table Press
ISBN
161066020X (ISBN13: 9781610660204)
Edition Language
English
Original Title
Influence: Science and Practice - The Comic

About this Author

160932. ux50 Dr. Robert Cialdini has spent his entire career researching the science of influence earning him an international reputation as an expert in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation.

His books including, Influence: Science & Practice, are the results of years of study into the reasons why people comply with requests in business settings. Worldwide, Influence has sold over 2...
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