Social Engineering Books Collection

Social Engineering Books

Below is a list of publications that are recommended reading for social engineers and those who want to learn more. Many of these books have been discussed by podcast guests. If you have any recommendations you have seen here please send us an email at contribute(at)social-engineer.org.

Contents 1 Frank W. Abagnale 1.1 The Art of the Steal 2 Wil Allsopp 2.1 Unauthorized Access 3 Dale Carnegie 3.1 How to Win Friends & Influence People 4 Dale C. Carson 4.1 Arrest Proof Yourself 5 Robert Cialdini 5.1 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion 6 Berry Davies 6.1 The Spycraft Manual 7 Chris Hadnagy 7.1 Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking 8 Kevin Hogan 8.1 Covert Persuasion 8.2 The Psychology of Persuasion: How to Persuade Others to Your Way of Thinking 9 Dr. Ellen Langer 9.1 Mindfulness 9.2 The Power of Mindful Learning 9.3 On becoming an Artist - Reinventing yourself through Mindful Creativity 9.4 Counterclockwise Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility 9.5 The Psychology of Control 10 David J. Lieberman 10.1 Get Anyone To Do Anything 11 Johhny Long 11.1 Google Hacking 11.2 No Tech Hacking 11.3 Stealing the Network: How to Own the Identity 11.4 Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow 11.5 InfoSec Career Hacking 11.6 Aggressive Network Self-Defense 11.7 TechnoSecurity’s Guide to E-Discovery and Digital Forensics 11.8 Techno Security’s Guide to Managing Risks for It Managers, Auditors and Investigators 11.9 Penetration Tester’s Open Source Toolkit 11.10 Asterisk Hacking 11.11 Google Talking 11.12 OS X For Hackers At Heart 11.13 Google Hacking for Penetration Testers 12 Judith Martin 12.1 Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior 13 Davide W. Maurer 13.1 The Big Con 14 Kevin D. Mitnick 14.1 The Art of Deception 15 Robert Mnookin 15.1 Bargaining with the Devil 16 Lawrence W. Myers 16.1 Spycomm: Covert Communication Techniques of the Underground 17 Joe Navarro 17.1 What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People 18 Tom Ogden 18.1 Complete Idiot's Guide to Street Magic 19 Robin Dreeke 19.1 It's Not All About "Me": The Top Ten Techniques for Building Rapport

Frank W. Abagnale

The Art of the Steal

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Steal-Yourself-Business-Americas/dp/0767906845/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283988083&sr=1-1

Wil Allsopp

Unauthorized Access

http://www.amazon.com/Unauthorised-Access-Physical-Penetration-Security/dp/0470747617/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283988825&sr=8-1

Dale Carnegie

How to Win Friends & Influence People

http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/1439167346/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283987751&sr=8-1

Dale C. Carson

Arrest Proof Yourself

http://www.amazon.com/Arrest-Proof-Yourself-Ex-Cop-Reveals-Arrested/dp/1556526377/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283988983&sr=1-1

Robert Cialdini

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Robert-Cialdini/dp/0688128165

Berry Davies

The Spycraft Manual

http://www.amazon.com/Spycraft-Manual-Insiders-Espionage-Techniques/dp/0760320748/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283988669&sr=1-1

Chris Hadnagy

Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking

http://www.amazon.com/Social-Engineering-Art-Human-Hacking/dp/0470639539/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282915553&sr=1-1

Kevin Hogan

Covert Persuasion

http://www.amazon.com/Covert-Persuasion-Psychological-Tactics-Tricks/dp/0470051418/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283988417&sr=1-1

The Psychology of Persuasion: How to Persuade Others to Your Way of Thinking

http://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Persuasion-Persuade-Others-Thinking/dp/1565541464/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284438328&sr=1-1

Dr. Ellen Langer

Mindfulness

http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Merloyd-Lawrence-Ellen-Langer/dp/0201523418/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1

The Power of Mindful Learning

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Mindful-Learning-Ellen-Langer/dp/0201339919/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3

On becoming an Artist - Reinventing yourself through Mindful Creativity

http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Artist-Reinventing-Yourself-Creativity/dp/0345456300/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_4

Counterclockwise Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility

http://www.amazon.com/Counterclockwise-Mindful-Health-Power-Possibility/dp/0345502043/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_2

The Psychology of Control

http://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Control-Ellen-J-Langer/dp/080391962X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_10

David J. Lieberman

Get Anyone To Do Anything

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Anyone-Anything-Again---Psychological/dp/0312270178/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283988029&sr=1-1

Johhny Long

Google Hacking

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597491764?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597491764

No Tech Hacking

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597492159?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597492159

Stealing the Network: How to Own the Identity

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597490067?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597490067

Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597490814?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597490814

InfoSec Career Hacking

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597490113?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597490113

Aggressive Network Self-Defense

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931836205?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201931836205

TechnoSecurity’s Guide to E-Discovery and Digital Forensics

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159749223X?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%20159749223X

Techno Security’s Guide to Managing Risks for It Managers, Auditors and Investigators

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597491381?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597491381

Penetration Tester’s Open Source Toolkit

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597490210?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597490210

Asterisk Hacking

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597491519?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597491519

Google Talking

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597490555?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597490555

OS X For Hackers At Heart

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597490407?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201597490407

Google Hacking for Penetration Testers

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931836361?ie=UTF8&tag=ihackstuff-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201931836361

Judith Martin

Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior

http://www.amazon.com/Manners-Excruciatingly-Correct-Behavior-Freshly/dp/0393058743/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283989625&sr=1-1

Davide W. Maurer

The Big Con

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Con-Story-Confidence-Man/dp/0385495382/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283988547&sr=1-1

Kevin D. Mitnick

The Art of Deception

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_15?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+art+of+deception&x=0&y=0&sprefix=The+art+of+dece

Robert Mnookin

Bargaining with the Devil

http://www.amazon.com/Bargaining-Devil-When-Negotiate-Fight/dp/1416583327/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283987924&sr=8-1

Lawrence W. Myers

Spycomm: Covert Communication Techniques of the Underground

http://www.amazon.com/Spycomm-Covert-Communication-Techniques-Underground/dp/0873646436/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283989448&sr=1-1

Joe Navarro

What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

http://www.amazon.com/What-Every-BODY-Saying-Speed-Reading/dp/0061438294/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283987970&sr=1-1

Tom Ogden

Complete Idiot's Guide to Street Magic

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Street-Magic/dp/1592576753/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283988274&sr=1-1

Robin Dreeke

It's Not All About "Me": The Top Ten Techniques for Building Rapport

http://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-All-About-ebook/dp/B0060YIBLK
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