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"Social manipulation" as a book category encompasses works that examine or depict the ways individuals, groups, and institutions influence, control, or exploit others’ thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It spans nonfiction treatments of persuasion, influence, social engineering, propaganda, behavioral psychology, negotiation, and marketing—often including theory, case studies, and practical techniques—as well as fiction and true-crime stories that center on con artists, manipulators, power dynamics, and coercive relationships. Titles in the category can be instructional, analytical, investigative, or cautionary, and many explicitly address ethical concerns, legal boundaries, and strategies for recognizing or defending against manipulative practices.

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