The Ellipsis Manual: analysis and engineering of human behavior

Name: The Ellipsis Manual: analysis and engineering of human behavior
Price: 9.99 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (1454 reviews)
Author: Chase Hughes

by Chase Hughes

Nonfiction Self Help

4.7 (1,454)

4.7 stars from 1,454 reviews. Top 85% of Nonfiction books we track.

412 pages~6.9 hr readPublished by Evergreen Press

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Perfect for you if...

You're interested in psychology, persuasion, and how people actually work beneath the surface of their social masks.
You work in sales, negotiation, law enforcement, or any field where reading people accurately gives you a real edge.
You want to understand manipulation tactics so you can recognise them being used on you and protect yourself.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a gentle self-help book. This is dense, technical material grounded in intelligence tradecraft, not cheerful motivation.
You're uncomfortable with the ethics of persuasion and influence. The book explores control tactics frankly, which some find unsettling.
You prefer feel-good narratives. The premise is that most people are far more predictable and manipulable than they'd like to believe.

About this book

Originally written as a manual for intelligence field operations, The Ellipsis Manual by Chase Hughes presents analysis and engineering of human behavior. The book covers topics including methods of physically hacking the brain and shutting off human willpower. According to the source material, readers will learn to see through the masks people wear, detect deception in partners and colleagues, covertly influence others, and implant ideas and beliefs into people they want to persuade or control. The author emphasizes the ethical responsibility that comes with this knowledge, urging readers to use the material to help themselves and others rather than for harmful purposes.

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Currently around #20K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 84% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.7★ from 1,454 reviews

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