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Vanessa Bohns

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Psychology, Business, Self Help

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Vanessa Bohns is a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University. She holds a PhD in psychology from Columbia University and an AB from Brown University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and other outlets, and her research has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Economist, and on NPR's Hidden Brain. ...more

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	You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters 3.85 avg rating — 511 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coronavirus: Leadership and Recovery by Harvard Business Review, Martin Reeves (Contributor)(Introduction), Chris Nichols (Contributor) 3.62 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace by Harvard Business Review; Stacey Abrams; Lara Hodgson; Joseph Grenny; Michelle P. King, Stacey Abrams (Reader), Lara Hodgson (Reader) 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tienes más influencia de la que crees: Cómo subestimamos nuestro poder de persuasión by Vanessa Bohns (Goodreads Author), Beatriz Ruiz Jara (Translator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voce tem mais influencia do que imagina 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Você tem mais influência do que imagina: Como dominar a arte de persuadir e impactar pessoas it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters - Library Edition by Vanessa Bohns (Goodreads Author), Eileen Stevens (Reader) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Women Behind the Wheel: An Unexpected and Personal History of the Car

by Nancy A. Nichols

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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

by Michael Finkel (Goodreads Author)

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Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

by David Bellos

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Vanessa Bohns wants to read Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection by Paul Eastwick	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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