The Art of the Sale - Learning From The Masters About The Business Of Life is a non-fiction book by the author and journalist Philip Delves Broughton.
It analyses the role of persuasion in everyday life and the qualities of effective salespeople.
The author had international travels to learn the art and science of selling.
[1] BBC Radio in Peter Day's World of Business interviewed the author of the book.
[2] The subject of selling things isn't covered in most MBA programs of Harvard Business School.