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This
grandfather of all people-skills books was
first published in 1937. It was an overnight
hit, eventually selling 16 million copies.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
is just as useful today as it was when it
was first published, because Dale Carnegie
had an understanding of human nature that
will never be outdated. Financial success,
Carnegie believed, is due 15 percent to
professional knowledge and 85 percent to
"the ability to express ideas, to assume
leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among
people." He teaches these skills through
underlying principles of dealing with people
so that they feel important and appreciated.
He also emphasizes fundamental techniques
for handling people without making them
feel manipulated. Carnegie says you can
make someone want to do what you want them
to by seeing the situation from the other
person's point of view and "arousing
in the other person an eager want."
You learn how to make people like you, win
people over to your way of thinking, and
change people without causing offense or
arousing resentment. For instance, "let
the other person feel that the idea is his
or hers," and "talk about your
own mistakes before criticizing the other
person." Carnegie illustrates his points
with anecdotes of historical figures, leaders
of the business world, and everyday folks.
Book
Description
You can go after the job you want...and
get it! You can take the job you have...and
improve it! You can take any situation you're
in...and make it work for you!
For
over 50 years the rock-solid, time-tested
advice in this book has carried thousands
of now famous people up the ladder of success
in their business and personal lives.
Learn:
· The six ways to make people like
you
· The twelve ways to win people to
your way of thinking
· The nine ways to change people
without arousing resentment
. and much, much more!
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