Social Engineering Books
From Learn to be a true Social Engineer
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.
Frank W. Abagnale
The Art of the Steal
Wil Allsopp
Unauthorized Access
Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale C. Carson
Arrest Proof Yourself
Robert Cialdini
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Robert-Cialdini/dp/0688128165
Berry Davies
The Spycraft Manual
Chris Hadnagy
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking
Kevin Hogan
Covert Persuasion
The Psychology of Persuasion: How to Persuade Others to Your Way of Thinking
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
Counterclockwise Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
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
Johhny Long
Google Hacking
No Tech Hacking
Stealing the Network: How to Own the Identity
Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow
InfoSec Career Hacking
Aggressive Network Self-Defense
TechnoSecurity’s Guide to E-Discovery and Digital Forensics
Techno Security’s Guide to Managing Risks for It Managers, Auditors and Investigators
Penetration Tester’s Open Source Toolkit
Asterisk Hacking
Google Talking
OS X For Hackers At Heart
Google Hacking for Penetration Testers
Judith Martin
Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior
Davide W. Maurer
The Big Con
Kevin D. Mitnick
The Art of Deception
Robert Mnookin
Bargaining with the Devil
Lawrence W. Myers
Spycomm: Covert Communication Techniques of the Underground
What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
Tom Ogden
Complete Idiot's Guide to Street Magic
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
Jim O'Gorman / David Kennedy / Devon Kearns / Mati Aharoni
Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide
http://www.amazon.com/Metasploit-Penetration-Testers-David-Kennedy/dp/159327288X/ref=pd_vtp_b_1