The Big Book of Manipulation: Learning the Secrets of Mind Control

You may be guided—and pushed toward the right decisions—right now. This book helps you recognize manipulators at home and at work, in the media, in the store, and even in elections—and understand by what methods they achieve their goals. Using real, recognizable situations, the author shows key techniques of hidden influence and explains how to protect your thinking in a world where pressure and persuasion have become everyday.

Manipulation is everywhere: sometimes it’s used by close ones and coworkers; sometimes by people and structures you’ve never seen, but who are able to influence huge audiences and even entire countries. Who does it, for what purpose, at what moments, and can it be resisted? Yes—if you learn to notice the methods and stop their effect in time.

There’s no overloaded “academic” tone and no template cases here: all the main ways of influencing the mind are explained through real-life examples and practical takeaways.