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To Sell Is Human The Surprising Truth About Moving Others

  • 272 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 2012
  • 3 editions

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1 About this book

"From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes an exploration of the power of selling, which each of us does every day--whether we know it or not. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. More than fifteen million people earn their keep by convincing someone else to make a purchase. But dig deeper and a startling truth emerges: Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales--but so do the other eight out of nine. Whether we're entrepreneurs persuading funders, employees pitching colleagues, or parents and teachers cajoling kids, we spend our days trying to move others. Today, like it or not, we're all in sales. Or as Daniel H. Pink puts it, everyone is in the "moving business." In this provocative book, Pink offers a fresh look at the art and science of selling. He shows that sales, whether pushing a product or peddling an idea, isn't what it used to be.

Good for readers who want: psychology, business, and self-improvement.

  • Persuasion (Psychology)
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Psychology
  • Business & economics
  • Applied Psychology
  • Self-help
  • Personal growth
  • Happiness

2 About Daniel H. Pink

Born 1964

Daniel H. Pink (born July 23, 1964) is an American non-fiction writer who has authored seven New York Times bestsellers. He was host and a co-executive producer of the National Geographic Channel social science TV series Crowd Control. From 1995 to 1997, he was the chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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