Ask HN: Books for Effective Communication ↗

The books people recommended

2021-06-05 · 160 points · 54 comments · 11 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

9Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg
9 here · 14 all-time · #83 overall
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
5 here · 57 all-time · #4 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 106,505 ratings on Amazon
5Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson
5 here · 11 all-time · #117 overall
2The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr.
2 here · 14 all-time · #77 overall
2Difficult Conversations
Difficult Conversations
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
2 here · 7 all-time · #212 overall
2The Charisma Myth
The Charisma Myth
Olivia Fox Cabane
2 here · 5 all-time · #279 overall
1Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
1 here · 15 all-time · #69 overall
1SPIN Selling
SPIN Selling
Neil Rackham
1 here · 6 all-time · #251 overall
1On Writing Well
On Writing Well
William Zinsser
1 here · 4 all-time · #343 overall
1The Pyramid Principle
The Pyramid Principle
Barbara Minto
1 here · 3 all-time · #459 overall
1Language in Thought and Action
Language in Thought and Action
S. I. Hayakawa
1 here · 3 all-time · #470 overall