How to Win Friends & Influence People

Must Read

2008-05-16
Everyone should read this book. It can be applied to everyone, whether in business or in personal life. Plan and simple a must read for all ages !!!!

Why didn't I buy this book sooner?

2008-05-11
This book was written almost 80 years ago, yet so much of it holds true today. I purchased the Kindle version of this book and I must say, the lookup function on the Kindle aided me greatly in understanding the book--a lot of the words in this book are words of my grandparents and great grandparents.

I read this book on the way up to job interviews and it aided me greatly--I know I made more of a splash with my job interviewers than I would have without reading this book. I've avoided some conflicts and gotten my way in my personal life as a result of things gleaned from this book. There is nothing profound in this book that I didn't already know, but the examples used in making the authors points are very easy to understand. This book should be a must-read book in high school and college--the world would be a better place.

I recommend this book without hesitation.

Great book

2008-05-10
This book will help you in living a better life for yourself and for the people around you. not only will it help you in your business life but also your personal. i hope anyone interested in bettering themselves should read it.

A helpful tool

2008-04-20
I think anyone who decides to read Dale Carnegie's book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" will not regret it and it will be very beneficial to them. My first thought was this was going to be a dry self-help book that would take forever to finish. I was seriously wrong - I guess I judged the book by its cover. The book was very easy to read and flowed nicely. It's a great book to learn from and improve your social skills. He talked about how to deal with people, how to get people to think your way, and how to get people to like you. He talks about so many principles and techniques that are common sense, but you would not realize them until you are told them. For example, he talked about not criticizing others because by doing that will not get people to like you or to get them to do something for you. It will only make them despise you and not be cooperative - makes sense! Also, he talked about simple gestures to make people like you. Simple as smiling at a person, showing that you are interested in them and what they have to say, and just making a person feel important. He explains that people want to feel important and feel appreciated - that people crave that feeling more than anything. I liked that Carnegie talked about his own mistakes and experiences. He even talked about his friends / acquaintances, and even famous, powerful people and how they learned to change their ways when dealing with others and on how to understand and communicate more efficiently with others. One other thing that I really liked was that the book was written in the 30's and all the principles and techniques Carnegie described can still be applied over 70 years later. This is a good book to check out!

A Must Read Book

2008-04-20
How To Win Friends... is a must read for anyone wanting to improve their communication skills among friends, family, relatives, work associates, customers, or anyone on this earth. It will change your life. The principles of communicating are all written out and defined through examples, results, and explanations. They are so practical and so easy to understand. Immediately after reading this book I started putting the principles into action. I am amazed at not only the positive changes I am seeing coming from people I am coming into contact with, but also the positive attitude it has brought me about being around and communicating with other people every day of my life. I will go as far as saying, "if you never read this book, you are going to miss half of your life and never know it." So do yourself and everyone you communicate with for the rest of your life a favor, read it as many times as you have to in order to master the principles it teaches. The best book I have ever read.