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Re:Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the ... by leobueno on Monday March 27, 2017 @12:10PM (#13968898)
Both are great books. Influence helps me a lot to deal with my 3 year old. Should be on the parenting section on bookstores.

I also like The Soul of a New Machine, The Prince, The Art of War and On Human Nature.

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Re:Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the ... by vram22 on Sunday April 02, 2017 @05:35PM (#14019161)
>I also like The Soul of a New Machine

Me too. Fascinating read. I still remember the part where one of them compares their work to the pinball game - where the reward for winning is that you get to play again.

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Re:Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the ... by ashark on Monday March 27, 2017 @04:02PM (#13971183)
> Influence helps me a lot to deal with my 3 year old.

I'd been teetering on the fence with this book for about a year, but I think you just sold me on it (haha!)

Any idea whether it's worth an extra ~$7 for the (I gather) textbookified version of Influence subtitled "Science and Practice", 5th edition, versus the Revised Edition of the more mass-market "The Psychology of Persuasion"?

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