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Books like Never Split the Difference

Loved Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss? Here are 10 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

10 books

  1. 1Getting past no

    Getting past no

    William Ury

    Like Never Split the Difference, it offers practical ways to defuse hostility, handle resistance, and turn difficult negotiating counterparts into collaborators.

  2. 2Getting more

    Getting more

    Stuart Diamond

    Like Never Split the Difference, it emphasizes emotions, perceptions, and the other person's needs, using real-world stories to make negotiation tools immediately usable.

  3. 3Start with no

    Start with no

    Jim Camp

    Like Never Split the Difference, it challenges compromise-first advice and explains how saying no, asking questions, and controlling neediness strengthen negotiations.

  4. 4Negotiating the impossible

    Negotiating the impossible

    Deepak Malhotra

    Like Never Split the Difference, it uses high-stakes stories to show how framing, empathy, and careful communication can unlock seemingly hopeless negotiations.

  5. 5Bargaining for advantage

    Bargaining for advantage

    G. Richard Shell

    Like Never Split the Difference, it turns negotiation psychology into practical guidance, emphasizing preparation, leverage, and reading the person across the table.

  6. 6Ask for More

    Ask for More

    Alexandra Carter

    Like Never Split the Difference, it turns carefully chosen questions and attentive listening into practical tools for steering negotiations without confrontation.

  7. 7You Can Negotiate Anything

    You Can Negotiate Anything

    Herb Cohen

    Like Never Split the Difference, it combines lively real-world stories with usable tactics for handling pressure, reading counterparts, and gaining leverage.

  8. 8The Secrets of Power Negotiating

    The Secrets of Power Negotiating

    Roger Dawson

    Like Never Split the Difference, it delivers memorable, immediately usable bargaining tactics and explains how to counter the other side's pressure moves.

  9. 9The art of negotiation

    The art of negotiation

    Michael Wheeler

    Like Never Split the Difference, it uses vivid cases to show why adaptable tactics and close attention to the other person beat rigid negotiation scripts.

  10. 10Good for you, great for me

    Good for you, great for me

    Lawrence Susskind

    Like Never Split the Difference, it challenges reflexive compromise and offers practical ways to claim more value while keeping the other side engaged.

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