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7 out of 10
Useful, that.
by@books_and_binsWritten 28 April 2026Read 26 April 2026
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Influence reviewed by @verity_lane
No plot to protect for once! Bit of a relief and also a bit of a loss? Reciprocity chapter earns its place. The rest I'd already absorbed from twenty years of being sold things.6 out of 10@verity_lane
Influence reviewed by @ivor_stack
Correct in its mechanisms, and forty years out of date in its examples.7 out of 10@ivor_stack
1 reader agrees with this reviewInfluence reviewed by @mx_marginalia
Useful, cynical, and better than the industry that adopted it.8 out of 10@mx_marginalia
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