How To Win Friends and Influence People
Ratings53
Average rating3.7
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Ratings53
Average rating3.7
Simple and timeless tools for success and happiness For more than eighty years, millions of people from Warren Buffett to Oprah Winfrey have benefited from the remarkable wisdom of Dale Carnegie. Intended as a basic sales primer, How to Win Friends and Influence People quickly exploded into an overnight success—selling more than fifteen million copies worldwide and becoming one of the most influential books of all time. With an enduring grasp of human nature, Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People shows you how to be more persuasive and effective, a better leader and manager, and happier at home and at work. This special new edition of the beloved classic includes an exclusive foreword by Terry O’Reilly.
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Great book! It's very surprising how old the book is and is still very popular and the advice is not outdated!!!
I was a teenager when my father recommended Mr. Carnegie's original book to me, and at 48 I finally got around to reading this version. I'm glad that I did, as it was well worth the time. I would recommend this book to absolutely anyone who deals with other humans in any capacity at all. And yes, I'll be suggesting it to my own daughter right away.
I was surprised to discover that this book is actually delightful, and much more engaging than I expected for something written in 1936. It feels like the polar opposite of the terrible 48 Laws of Power (“here’s how to take total advantage of people with no shame whatsoever.”)
Instead, How to Win Friends presents common sense recommendations for personal engagement with anyone, plainly, with examples from Carnegie’s students who attended the lectures that inspired the book. He explains the ideas in a way that somehow feels refreshing, nearly 100 years later. Perhaps it’s because the inability of the general public to be halfway decent to service staff post-pandemic has me wishing for the most basic manners. Either way, there’s clearly a reason this has been a best seller for so long, and I’m a little disappointed I blew it off until now. Unlike some of the more obnoxious classics, this one is certainly worth reading.
