Psychology

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie · 1936

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11,725·Ancient

90 yrs

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5

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Why it endured

The best-selling self-help book of the 20th century. Carnegie's practical principles for human relations — how to make people like you, win them to your way of thinking, and change people without arousing resentment — remain as applicable today as in 1936. Over 30 million copies sold.

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Warren BuffettCEO of Berkshire Hathaway

How to Win Friends and Influence People changed my life. I was 15 when I read it and it's been the most important book in my career.

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Charlie MungerVice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

Dale Carnegie understood human psychology before psychologists did. This book is timeless.

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Tony RobbinsLife coach & author

Dale Carnegie's principles are the foundation of every communication and leadership program I've ever built.

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Patrick Bet-DavidFounder of Valuetainment

How to Win Friends is the original sales and persuasion manual. Read it once a year.

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James AltucherInvestor & author

Carnegie understood that the secret to influence is making the other person feel important. Simple idea, profound book.

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