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Dale Carnegie's classic guide on success teaches communication, leadership, and social skills to thrive in any era. A must-read for personal and professional growth.

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Updated in 2022 for today’s readers, Dale Carnegie’s timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic that has improved and transformed the professional and personal and lives of millions.

One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie’s groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed.

Originally published during the depths of the Great Depression—and equally valuable during booming economies or hard times—Carnegie’s rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their professional and personal lives.

How to Win Friends and Influence People teaches you:

-How to communicate effectively
-How to make people like you
-How to increase your ability to get things done
-How to get others to see your side
-How to become a more effective leader
-How to successfully navigate almost any social situation
-And so much more!

Achieve your maximum potential with this updated version of a classic—a must-read for the 21st century.

Biografie

Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) described himself as a "simple country boy" from Missouri but was also a pioneer of the self-improvement genre. Since the 1936 publication of his first book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, he has touched millions of readers and his classic works continue to impact lives to this day.

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Contents

Preface to 1981 Edition by Dorothy Carnegie

How This Book Was Written -- and Why by Dale Carnegie

Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Most Out of This Book

PART ONE

Fundamental Techniques in Handling People

1 "If You Want to Gather Honey, Don't Kick Over the Beehive"

2 The Big Secret of Dealing with People

3 "He Who Can Do This Has the Whole World with Him. He Who Cannot Walks a Lonely Way"

PART TWO

Six Ways to Make People Like You

1 Do This and You'll Be Welcome Anywhere

2 A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression

3 If You Don't Do This, You Are Headed for Trouble

4 An Easy Way to Become a Good Conversationalist

5 How to Interest People

6 How to Make People Like You Instantly

PART THREE

How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking

1 You Can't Win an Argument

2 A Sure Way of Making Enemies -- and How to Avoid It

3 If You're Wrong, Admit It

4 A Drop of Honey

5 The Secret of Socrates

6 The Safety Valve in Handling Complaints

7 How to Get Cooperation

8 A Formula That Will Work Wonders for You

9 What Everybody Wants

10 An Appeal That Everybody Likes

11 The Movies Do It. TV Does It. Why Don't You Do It?

12 When Nothing Else Works, Try This

PART FOUR

Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment

1 If You Must Find Fault, This Is the Way to Begin

2 How to Criticize -- and Not Be Hated for It

3 Talk About Your Own Mistakes First

4 No One Likes to Take Orders

5 Let the Other Person Save Face

6 How to Spur People On to Success

7 Give a Dog a Good Name

8 Make the Fault Seem Easy to Correct

9 Making People Glad to Do What You Want

A Shortcut to Distinction by Lowell Thomas

The Dale Carnegie Courses

Other Books

My Experiences in Applying the Principles Taught in This Book

Index

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