The Art of Persuasion vs The Strangest Secret: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Self-help techniques, Business
The Art of Persuasion
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The Art of Persuasion teaches you how to get what you want when you want it. You would love to have that ability, right? After studying some of the most successful men and women in modern history, author Bob Burg…
The Strangest Secret
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Six short and simple words.They are the "strangest secret."There are more than six hundred thousand words in the English language.And yet just six words...six short and simple words explain: How one person with…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Strangest Secret highest: The Strangest Secret 4.4 · The Art of Persuasion 4.0.
- The Strangest Secret is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Art of Persuasion.
- The Strangest Secret has the widest readership — 7878 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Art of Persuasion | The Strangest Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (944) | 4.4 (7878) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 3.9 (8) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (26) | 4.5 (166) |
Reception
| The Art of Persuasion | The Strangest Secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 944 | 7878 |
| Editions | 5 | 28 |
| Want to read | 5373 | — |
| Reading it now | 529 | — |
| Written reviews | 79 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3150 |
| Pages | 231 | 44 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Art of Persuasion or The Strangest Secret?
The Strangest Secret has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Strangest Secret 4.4/5, The Art of Persuasion 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Art of Persuasion or The Strangest Secret?
The Strangest Secret is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Strangest Secret (44 pages, ≈ 49 min); The Art of Persuasion (231 pages, ≈ 4 h 17 m).
Which is harder to read: The Art of Persuasion or The Strangest Secret?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Art of Persuasion: Moderate; The Strangest Secret: Challenging.