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Chris Voss books: every book Chris Voss wrote and recommended
Across 6 podcasts. Every show Chris Voss appears on, in one place — not just one.
Books by Chris Voss
Chris Voss’s most recommended books
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- The culture code by Daniel Coyle
- The talent code by Daniel Coyle
- Man Without a Gun by Giandomenico Picco
- Ego, Authority, Failure by Derek Gaunt
- Mirror Thinking by Fiona Murden
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
- Breaking the habit of being yourself by Joe Dispenza
- Start with no by Jim Camp
Chris Voss is a podcast guest and negotiation expert who appeared on programs such as On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Modern Wisdom, and Huberman Lab. During these appearances, Voss discussed several notable books. He brought up Derek Gaunt's Ego, Authority, Failure to highlight the application of tactical empathy to leadership. He also recommended Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code to support the premise that skills and confidence are learned through practice rather than innate talent, and mentioned Fiona Murden's Mirror Thinking while discussing the neuroscience of the mirror system and vocal tones. Additionally, Voss discussed his own book, Never Split the Difference, which he co-wrote with Tahl Raz and Brandon Voss. He referenced Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow to explain the importance of slow, in-depth thinking during hard conversations, and cited Giandomenico Picco's Man Without a Gun to illustrate unique face-to-face negotiation tactics used to secure the release of hostages in Beirut during the 1980s.
Books recommended by Chris Voss
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman explores the dual systems of the human mind that drive how people think, make choices, and commit cognitive errors.
Discussed“And the answer is secondary because the how or what question causes what we would refer to as deep thinking, slow thinking. Daniel Kahneman, behavioral economics, 'Thinking Fast and Slow.' Slow thinking is in-depth thinking.”
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The culture code
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle investigates the underlying dynamics of successful groups, arguing that effective organizational culture is built through psychological safety, vulnerability, and shared purpose.
Recommended“daniel coyle wrote a great book called the talent code codes uh coyle's contention is that everything is learned now”
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The talent code
Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code explores how talent hot spots are formed around the world and demonstrates that skills and confidence are developed through disciplined practice rather than innate magic gifts.
Discussed“And he, yeah, he's, you know, and what was it, Coyle's book, "The Talent Code," says that, you know, people just noticed it and started getting good at it.”
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Man Without a Gun
Man Without a Gun by Giandomenico Picco is a memoir detailing the author's dangerous diplomatic missions and negotiations as a United Nations official in the Middle East.
Discussed“Gianni Domenico got all the Western hostages out of Beirut in the mid '80s, wrote a book called 'Man Without a Gun,' negotiated in person, face-to-face with Hezbollah. The only guy that ever did that, got everybody out.”
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Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz is a popular negotiation guide co-authored by a former FBI international hostage negotiator that outlines high-stakes communication strategies for everyday life.
Discussed“when when I wrote Never split the difference with tall RZ and and my son brand ofos tremendous contributor to the book”
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Ego, Authority, Failure
Ego, Authority, Failure by Derek Gaunt is a leadership guide that applies the principles of tactical empathy to effective management and professional authority.
Recommended“one of the guys on my team Derek gun wrote a book called about leadership applying tactical empathy to leadership it's called ego Authority failure”
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Mirror Thinking
Mirror Thinking by Fiona Murden is a psychological exploration of the human mirror neuron system and how external behaviors and environments become imprinted upon individuals.
Recommended“recently had fiona murden on who's cognitive psychologist a new book it's called mirror thinking which is exclusively about the mirror system”
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker is a popular psychology book that examines common assumptions about success, productivity, and human behavior through scientific studies and counterintuitive insights.
Discussed“Eric Barker writes a fantastic blog and book of the same name barking up the wrong tree”
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Breaking the habit of being yourself
Discussed“Like what is it, one of Joe Dispenza's book is "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself."”
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Start with no
Discussed“and then in 2002 much later i run across jim camp's book start with no and he talked about effectiveness in business negotiation helping your counterpart discover the best answer”
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Questions about Chris Voss’s book recommendations
What book does Chris Voss recommend most?
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Chris Voss discussed it in 3 episodes.
How many books has Chris Voss recommended on podcasts?
We have found 10 books Chris Voss recommended or discussed, across 6 episodes of 6 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Chris Voss's reading list?
The books Chris Voss has recommended most on podcasts are Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The culture code by Daniel Coyle, The talent code by Daniel Coyle, Man Without a Gun by Giandomenico Picco and Ego, Authority, Failure by Derek Gaunt. The full book list below has all 10.
What books has Chris Voss written?
Never Split the Difference (2016) and The Full Fee Agent (2022).
What did Chris Voss recommend on The Jordan Harbinger Show?
Thinking, Fast and Slow, The culture code and Barking Up the Wrong Tree.
What is the latest book Chris Voss recommended?
Ego, Authority, Failure, recommended on On Purpose with Jay Shetty (2024-08-26).
People who recommend the same books
Appearances
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“when I was working on the book never split the difference and my son Brandon very involved and working with t RZ who who's the writer tall RZ is a genius writer”
“That's sort of a companion book to Never Split the Difference.”
“This represents a follow-up to 'Never Split the Difference,' but will take about a year and a half to complete. In the meantime, we offer numerous online training opportunities and a weekly newsletter to share our latest insights and applications.”
“And then one of the reasons, you know, we named the book "Tactical Empathy." Named the book "Never Split the Difference," but we're talking about tactical empathy.”
“you know our our first way of saying no is how am i supposed to do that i mean it triggers so much in the other side it's it's it's the opening story in the book never split the difference”
“you know our our first way of saying no is how am I supposed to do that i mean it triggers so much in the other side it's it's it's the opening story in the book never split the difference”