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12 Best Social Engineering Books

Goal: Find the best Social Engineering books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best social engineering books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

12 Best Social Engineering Books

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1

What Every BODY is Saying

An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People

by Joe Navarro

Also recommended by:

Scott Adams, Neil Strauss

2

Social Engineering

The Science of Human Hacking

by Christopher Hadnagy

3

Social Engineering

The Art of Human Hacking

by Christopher Hadnagy

6

The 48 Laws of Power

by Robert Greene

7

Ghost in the Wires

My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker

by Kevin Mitnick

Also recommended by:

Thomas Frank

8

Emotions Revealed

Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life

by Paul Ekman

9

How to Read a Person Like a Book

Observing Body Language to Know What People Are Thinking

by Gerard I. Nierenberg

10

It's Not All About "Me"

The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone

by Robin K. Dreeke

11

The Art of Deception

Controlling the Human Element of Security

by Kevin Mitnick

12

Unmasking the Social Engineer

The Human Element of Security

by Christopher Hadnagy

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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