18 books like Death of a Salesman

What to read after Death of a Salesman — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Geography and Plays Gertrude Stein · 1922 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares American drama, Drama with this book.

How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling

How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling Frank Bettger · 1949 · ★ 4.9 · 276p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A business classic endorsed by Dale Carnegie, How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling is for anyone whose job it is to sell. Whether you are selling houses or mutual funds, advertisements or ideas—or anything else—this book is for you.When Frank Bettger was twenty-nine he was a failed insurance salesman. By the time he was forty he owned a country estate and could have retired.… Shares Sales personnel, Selling

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible. On both sides of the stage are benches.… Shares Drama

Pelham Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1828 · 375p · ≈ 12h · Challenging This is the tale of Henry Pelham. He falls in love with his best friend’s sister, and then learns that his friend is accused of murder. He must find the real killer in order to marry his love. The book really illustrates the manners, habits and lifestyles of the rich and famous in the first half of the 19th century. This is a very entertaining read!Please Note: This book is easy to read in true… Shares Drama, Classic Literature

The uncommercial traveller Charles Dickens · 1776 · ★ 3.5 · 419p · ≈ 13h · Challenging A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches. Shares Long Now Manual for Civilization, Classic Literature

The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison · 1970 · ★ 4.1 · 195p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Each night Pecola prayed for blue eyes. In her eleven years, no one had ever noticed Pecola. But with blue eyes, she thought, everything would be different. She would be so pretty that her parents would stop fighting. Her father would stop drinking. Her brother would stop running away. If only she could be beautiful. If only people would look at her. When someone finally did, it was her… Shares Flashback, Drama

Sell It Like Serhant

Sell It Like Serhant Ryan Serhant · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This national bestseller is a lively and practical guide on how to sell anything and achieve long-term success in business. Ryan Serhant was a shy, jobless hand model when he entered the real estate business in 2008 at a time the country was on the verge of economic collapse. Just nine years later, he has emerged as one of the top realtors in the world and an authority on the art of selling. Sell… Shares Selling

The Art of the Sale

The Art of the Sale Philip Delves Broughton · 2012 · ★ 3.5 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A revelatory examination of the alchemy of successful selling and its essential role in just about every aspect of human experience.When Philip Delves Broughton went to Harvard Business School, an experience he wrote about in his New York Times bestseller Ahead of the Curve, he was baffled to find that sales was not on the curriculum.  Why not, he wondered?  Sales plays a part in… Shares Selling

The Art of Closing the Sale

The Art of Closing the Sale Brian Tracy · 2007 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Do you want to learn the keys to sales success? Confidence and self-esteem are just a few factors that separates successful salespeople from unsuccessful ones. Let Brian Tracy help you master the art of closing the deal.As one of the top salespeople in the world, Brian Tracy knows the ability to close the sale is the key skill required by all top sales professionals. Fortunately, closing the sale… Shares Selling

Sales Management. Simplified.

Sales Management. Simplified. Mike Weinberg · 2015 · ★ 4.5 · 243p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Selling with this book.

Selling For Dummies

Selling For Dummies Tom Hopkins · 1995 · 362p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Selling with this book.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee · 1962 · ★ 3.4 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits against each other, using their guests as pawns in… Shares Play, American drama, Drama

The Intuitive Way

The Intuitive Way Penney Peirce · 1997 · ★ 5.0 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Author Penney Peirce synthesizes teachings from psychology, East-West philosophy, religion, metaphysics, and business. In simple and direct language, Peirce describes the intuitive process as a new way of life and demonstrates practical applications from speeding decision making to expanding personal growth. Whether you're just beginning to search for a richer, fuller life experience or are… Shares Problems

Armadale Wilkie Collins · 1866 · ★ 4.0 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Cuando el anciano Allan Armadale escribe su terrible confesión en el lecho de muerte, no puede ni imaginarse las repercusiones que tendrá esa carta cuando su hijo recién nacido la lea años después. Por segunda vez, dos hombres con el mismo nombre y el mismo apellido se verán implicados en la prosecución de una herencia que parece maldita. Mientras tanto, se suceden las sigilosas intrigas de Lydia… Shares Fathers and sons, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Classic Literature

A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller · 1955 · ★ 3.7 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate In A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller explores the intersection between one man's self-delusion and the brutal trajectory of fate. Eddie Carbone is a Brooklyn longshoreman, a hard-working man whose life has been soothingly predictable. He hasn't counted on the arrival of two of his wife's relatives, illegal immigrants from Italy; nor has he recognized his true feelings for his beautiful niece,… Shares Play, American drama, Drama

Measure for Measure William Shakespeare · 1700 · ★ 3.7 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Challenging This play examines the nature of mercy and justice, proposing that a good government is one that is flexible and based on common sense. Shares Problems, Drama, Classic Literature

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century Ron Willingham · 2003 · ★ 3.9 · 225p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "I have observed several hundred salespeople who were taught to use deceptive practices like 'bait and switch' and encouraged to play negotiation games with customers. They were so stressed by this behavior that they suffered from a high incidence of alcohol and substance abuse, divorce, job-jumping, and low productivity. In the same industry, I have observed countless people who had been taught… Shares Selling

An African Millionaire Grant Allen · 1897 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Challenging "A genre classic, Grant Allen's AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE is the perfect addition to our mini library of classic crime fiction. Wealthy, confident, and handsome, Charles Van Drift is not accustomed to being swindled and his brush with Colonel Clay both rattles and infuriates him. As his South African diamond fortune takes hit after hit from the quick-witted master of disguise, Allen leaves even the… Shares Classic Literature

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