Why Things Catch On
by Jonah Berger
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Recommended by 3 notable people, including Changpeng Zhao and Terrance McArthur
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The New York Times bestseller that explains why certain products and ideas become popular. ?Jonah Berger knows more about what makes information ?go viral? than anyone in the world? (Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness).What makes things popular If you said advertising, think again. People don?t listen to advertisements...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Growth Hacking, Best Startup Books, and Marketing.
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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