Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Well, as the thread title suggests: I'm looking for books about manipulation. Not something like "Manipulating people 101" (not primarily, you can recommend me books about this topic, too). I want to read about how manipulation works (psychologically), how you can notice when someone tries to manipulate. Maybe something about how gestures and mimics can make you do something (even when it's not intended by the other person). The thing is: There's so much out there that I don't know where to start or what is good... I somehow find it really hard to express what I want to say Hope you get what I mean. Edited January 16, 2011 by drahkon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) How to Plant Ideas in Someone's Mind Not a book but I read it today. Edited January 16, 2011 by Daft There's actually a link now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 How to Plant Ideas in Someone's Mind Not a book but I read it today. Yeah, that's not how links work, Daft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 There are some good E Books on 'manipulation' yet it is usually termed seduction. Manipulation usually struggles to take place until a form of attraction or a seductive process has taken place. Could be a good place to start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 It's rather too complex and crude a subject to sometimes be overtly discussed, and there's many different thoughts and opinions on the matter. I don't know many myself, but look into maybe books on deception? Maybe any on power? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Julius fast's body language secrets book is mind blowing. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/126391/Body-Language---JULIUS-FAST Robert Greene's the art of seduction is also sublime. Teaches you some wonderful ideas throughout history. How cleopatra manipulated/seduced Mark Anthony and then used this to manipulate Julius Caesar. Anyone interested in the psychology of manipulation should read that book IMO. Edited January 16, 2011 by tapedeck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 How to Plant Ideas in Someone's Mind Not a book but I read it today. Yeah, that's not how links work, Daft. clearly Daft is planting an idea in your head so you'll go and look for it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 Not sure how that happened. Fixed. http://lifehacker.com/5715912/how-to-plant-ideas-in-someones-mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 16, 2011 clearly Daft is planting an idea in your head so you'll go and look for it I actually thought he was joking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 17, 2011 Julius fast's body language secrets book is mind blowing. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/126391/Body-Language---JULIUS-FAST Robert Greene's the art of seduction is also sublime. Teaches you some wonderful ideas throughout history. How cleopatra manipulated/seduced Mark Anthony and then used this to manipulate Julius Caesar. Anyone interested in the psychology of manipulation should read that book IMO. I have heard of that! There is also 48 rules of power, and something like 37 strategies of war, all by the same guy, I think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 17, 2011 I don't know many myself, but look into maybe books on deception? Maybe any on power? Yeah, that's what I'm looking for. As I said: I was missing the right words to express what I wanted to say. But "deception" and "power" fit perfectly. Julius fast's body language secrets book is mind blowing. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/126391/Body-Language---JULIUS-FAST That's supposed to be a bit dated, isn't it? I read that it's kind of simple when looking at today's standards. Robert Greene's the art of seduction is also sublime. Teaches you some wonderful ideas throughout history. How cleopatra manipulated/seduced Mark Anthony and then used this to manipulate Julius Caesar. I have heard of that! There is also 48 rules of power, and something like 37 strategies of war, all by the same guy, I think? Sounds interesting. I'll look into that. This looks good, anybody know anything about it? It's kind of expensive so I need to be sure whether it's worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 19, 2011 Bugger me that is quite expensive! It's a topic I considered for a bit once myself, but I kinda gave up on it so I don't know a lot. I do find it quite fascinating, but you'll find it's a strange sort of secret taboo for a lot of people, so I wish you luck in your endeavours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
