[lloydde]

“Never Split the Difference” was fantastic. Still it was super weird that unlike the advice in the book, some of the book comes across as bragging. Also, Chris Voss does not perform the audiobook although in the book he discusses his mastery of voice, his smooth radio jockey voice and covers different speaking techniques. Still, one of my favorites of 2018.

[croo]

I finished the book recently and I cannot recommend it enough. The bragging sometimes shows through the stories and the end of the book feels like a clever marketing about his company. But the book is well written, well structured, stories are good, and each chapter brings new techniques. The book changed the way I handle communication. There are actionable practical tips and tools for communication and it shaped how I think about a hard phone call, how to prepare for a meeting and how to push coffee chitchat at work in more interesting directions. You will have to ignore more self-centered persons in your life than this book's author anyway, take it as a practice lesson :) And to Chris Voss defense he also talks about examples he made mistakes.

[freddie_mercury]

I found the constant bragging intolerable and ended up stopping reading after two or three chapters.

[el_cid]

I had a similar experience. And I usually try to go through books I start even if I dislike them. But this one... it was too much...

[vishal_biyani]

Chris Voss's interview on Shane Parish's podcast is filled with some really good nuggets. I have not read the book but found the podcast like a condensed version of his skills/expertise: https://fs.blog/2018/01/chris-voss/

[dmos62]

I might not end up reading this one due to the comments about bragging, but I wanted to ask: what's with the title? Why would you never split the difference?

[odajay]

He was an crisis negotiator focused on situation where hostages are taken. You don’t go around asking for half an hostage.

[vishal_biyani]

Definitely at least go through podcast: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18822162