More Materials / Further Reading
Not footnotes to the chapters, new ground. Organized by the knowledge underneath the tactics, not by which chapter it supports.
The book teaches tactics. This is the mechanics underneath them, why people actually decide.
Influence — Robert Cialdini
The six levers of persuasion, and how to use them honestly.
Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
Why buyers reason the way they do under uncertainty.
Predictably Irrational — Dan Ariely
Where "rational" buying decisions quietly aren't.
Past Chapter 6's BATNA and ZOPA basics, into full negotiation theory.
Never Split the Difference — Chris Voss
Tactical empathy and calibrated questions, from an FBI hostage negotiator.
Getting to Yes — Roger Fisher & William Ury
The original text on principled, interest-based negotiation.
Bargaining for Advantage — G. Richard Shell
How your own negotiating style shapes your outcomes.
The books this handbook draws from, and the ones it quietly disagrees with. Read both.
SPIN Selling — Neil Rackham
The original research behind Chapter 4's question sequence.
The Challenger Sale — Matthew Dixon & Brent Adamson
A harder argument: teach, tailor, and take control.
Gap Selling — Keenan
Sells the gap between current and future state, not the product.
Predictable Revenue — Aaron Ross & Marylou Tyler
The playbook behind specialized, team-based outbound.
One level up from selling: how markets and categories get shaped in the first place.
Obviously Awesome — April Dunford
The clearest practical framework for positioning that exists.
Play Bigger — Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead & Kevin Maney
Category design, for when positioning isn't enough.
Blue Ocean Strategy — W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
Competing where the competition doesn't exist yet.
Customer success, marketing, and leadership are separate fields worth knowing on their own terms.
Customer Success — Nick Mehta, Dan Steinman & Lincoln Murphy
The discipline Chapter 7 only has one chapter to cover.
The Effortless Experience — Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman & Rick DeLisi
What actually drives loyalty after the sale.
This Is Marketing — Seth Godin
Where marketing ends and sales begins, and why the line moves.
Half of selling is writing, and none of it stops at your first year in the role.
On Writing Well — William Zinsser
The clearest guide to writing plainly, which is most of a good cold email.
So Good They Can't Ignore You — Cal Newport
Building rare, valuable skill instead of chasing passion.
Show Your Work — Austin Kleon
For building a visible track record, the modern version of a reputation.
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