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Books by Max Barry
Lexicon
by Max Barry
· published 2013 · read 2020-08-21
★★☆☆☆
Neat enough premise: NLP is magic, special words can persuade and coerce humans into any action. With a few well-chosen questions you can figure out any person's category (out of <1000), and then apply magic words that bypass consciousness and allow for deep manipulation and commands. These words are taught in a school that is – surprise – not exactly lawful-good.