Scott Adams: A Life of Persuasion and Principle -- Joel B. Pollak, Hardcover
The only authorized biography of the Dilbert creator, bestselling author, and "Internet Dad" as told by-and to-a longtime friend
Scott Adams was and is the most influential personal development writer of all time. Scott meant so much to so many across so many different subjects. He transformed the frustrations of corporate life into Dilbert, the comic strip that reached millions of readers around the world for decades, then reinvented himself again and again-as a trained hypnotist, record-breaking bestselling author, multi-restaurateur, technology entrepreneur, philosopher-philanthropist, and political persuasion mentor to the most powerful people in the world. Along the way, Scott Adams built one of the most passionate, fanatic, and loyal fanbases of any creative genius in generations.
Scott Adams: A Life of Persuasion and Principle tells for the very first time the full story of Scott's remarkable evolution-and the quiet revolutions he caused in the minds of millions to understand reality itself in new and useful ways. Scott Adams traces the failures and experiments that produced Dilbert; the ideas behind his famous systems, talent stacks, affirmations, and reframes; his lifelong fascination with subconscious persuasion and the psychology of influence; his isolating prediction of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory; and the rise of Coffee with Scott Adams, where thousands joined him each day to analyze politics, psychology, media, and human behavior, with Scott often playing the role of fatherly adviser. The complete narrative also confronts the harder chapters of Scott's life-family tragedy, broken relationships, public controversy, "cancellation," illness, and the terminal cancer that forced him to apply his own philosophy to the final problem he would not in the end overcome.
Authored by Scott's dear friend, California Post editor-in-chief Joel B. Pollak, at his personal request, Scott Adams draws on Scott's personal archives; many dozens of interviews with family members, friends, colleagues, and people Scott Adams influenced; and conversations with the man himself, who collaborated on early outlines and drafts during the final weeks of his life.
Author: Joel B. Pollak
Publisher: Scott Adams, Inc.
Published: 11/12/2026
Pages: 454
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.71 lbs
Size: 9" H x 6" L x 1.13" W
ISBN: 9798990531697
