April 25, 2025 |  Genres:  Self Help  

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 30 million copies. Dale Carnegie's first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie's principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age. Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.

The basic structure is a sequence of anecdotes centered around a common theme. The bite-sized nature of the book is appealing since it's not every engaging across chapters. I found the structure to be very very repetitive, and the examples are a little old but the principles are sound. Overall, very good advice to be found, but not a literary masterpiece by any means