How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie

I'd been recommended this book by my Dad, not necessarily because I needed to put into practice what this book preaches, but because it's one of those books that you will one day, rely on to help you through a sticky patch. The book is broken down into the different aspects of relationships with people, firstly focusing on the 'fundamental techniques in handling people', then, 'six ways to make people like you' and also,'how to win people you your way of thinking' and finally, 'be a leader: how to change people without giving offense or arousing resentment'. Although these may sound complicated, by reading the book you begin to realise that there are certain ...  Read the complete review

*How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie* This book is another one in self-help genre. I picked up and read this book purely due to popularity of Dale Carnegie. This book aims at helping readers to build relationships and motivate others more efficiently. You can find the first part of the book trying to set up the context by discussing fundamental techniques in handling people. This part was little bit boring as it highlights already known facts of avoiding unnecessary negativity to a conversation, making the other person interested in you etc. The second part was very interesting as it highlighted six ways to make ...  Read the complete review

Now who would have put money on me doing a review about this book? Go on, would you? How to win friends and influence people was the brainchild of Dale Carnegie, a chap back in the early 1900’s who developed a cunning plan. Let me tell you a bit about him. Born in 1888, Dale pursued a career in teaching before taking a job as a salesman for armour and Co. It was to supplement his income whilst a student that he embarked on what was to become the most attended training course in history, that of which the Dale Carnegie training company was founded on and still carries on to the day. His idea was to help people overcome a ...  Read the complete review

For years I thought "How to Win Friends and Influence People" was just a phrase that people used. Then I heard of a film but that name but wasn't sure whether the phrase came from the film or the other way round. It wasn't until much later I discovered that it was a book. It was very, very much later that I actually got around to reading it. And that was a BIG mistake. I should have read this book when I was sixteen... and then re-read it every year since then. What you learn from this book changes your life forever. The title tells you exactly what it is all about. About how to get the best out of your relationships with ...  Read the complete review

I came at this book with some trepidation, as reading any self-help book has always been something I've avoided like the bubonic plague. Like many people I take the attitude "we are what we are, and aint nothing gonna change it." But, having read this book a lot of things Mr Carnegie suggests do resonate with me. I finished this book last week, and as there is no better proof of the pudding than in the eating, I determined to handle my next 'life situation' as I imaged Dale himself would have. My situation happened to be a work colleague annoyed that I had chosen not to partake in a round of Sambuca shots at the bar, and demanding his money back that ...  Read the complete review