Books like How to sell anything to anybody

How to sell anything to anybody by Joe Girard reads as instructional, confident. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Secrets of Closing the Sale

Zig Ziglar · 1984

Both explore persuasion & customer relations

76% genome match

The art of closing any deal

James W. Pickens · 1989

Both explore sales & persuasion

81% genome match

The Magic of Thinking Big

David Joseph Schwartz · 1900

Both explore success

67% genome match

Attitude Is Everything

Jeff Keller · 1999

Both explore success & motivation

67% genome match

How I raised myself from failure to success in selling

Bettger, Frank. · 1949

Both explore sales & motivation

68% genome match

The art of persuasion

Bob Burg · 2011

Both explore sales

65% genome match

Convince them in 90 seconds or less

Nicholas Boothman · 2010

Both explore persuasion

65% genome match

Awaken the giant within

Tony Robbins · 1991

Both explore motivation

65% genome match

The Art of Public Speaking

Stephen E. Lucas · 1983

Both explore persuasion

63% genome match

The Greatest Salesman in the World

Og Mandino · 1968

Both explore success & motivation

63% genome match

Influencing with integrity

Genie Z. Laborde · 1983

Both explore persuasion

67% genome match

Surrounded by Idiots

Thomas Erikson · 2014

Same self-help feel

60% genome match