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| Manufacturer: Old LandMark Publishing
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Avg. Customer Rating:  582 reviews
Sales Rank: 57
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Pages: 288
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
ASIN: B000FCK2BK
Publication Date: April 21, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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 Excellent resource April 7, 2008
This was an excellent resource witll outstanding ideas. It occasionally lacks specific details of the methods but makes up for that with great examples. A must read for anyone who works with other people.
 Timeless classic--I had my novel's (Uncle Juan's Cabin) characters use Carnegie's advice! March 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a struggling young salesman years ago, Dale Carnegie's classic helped me to win friends and influence people. Dale's content is so important I keep telling my kids to read this book. I'm not sure if they have finished or not.
But, people I CAN control are the characters in my novel, Uncle Juan's Cabin. They benefit from Mr. Carnegie's advice and it helps THEM to achieve their goals in this timely new political thriller.
Thanks for the guidance, Mr. C!
Change your image today! March 30, 2008
This book was given to me 20 years ago by a thoughtful brother-in-law. I read it, digested it and use it everyday. Anyone who is, or will be, in the position of leading people must read this book. Some of the great lessons imparted in this book are:
* Put yourself in the other fellows position to understand him;
*If you must criticize, give it in private, allow venting, and tell your ego to take a walk;
*Work to become genuinely interested in other people;
*Work to be a good listener; and
*Look for common ground get the other fellow to say "Yes."
It is the best kind of book; a condensation of thoughts on a lecture series that Dale Carnegie offered for a number of years before writing this book. A condensation is best because lecturing, as I've found, gives you pause to think about what your words (printed or spoken) mean and whether they have the desired impact on your audience.
Carnegie breaks down his course into bite-size lessons:
Part One - Fundamentals
(Working with and understanding egos)
Part Two Six ways to make people like you
(Become a good conversationalist)
Part Three How to win people to your way of thinking
Part Four Be a leader
I suggest buying an audio version of the book to accompany the paperback version. Both are highly enlightening.
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 MEN are the only ones who matter according to Dale Carnegie March 29, 2008
2 out of 14 found this review helpful
One important thing that no reviewer has commented on is the fact that ALL the stories in the book involve MEN.
There are NO examples of women achieving anything or having any social significance.
Every example he brings of people who succeeded in life and made a difference in society ARE ALL MEN.
Even the titles of the chapters are proof to the author's patriarchal mentality; Part 4, Chapter 5; "let the other man save his face"
or Chapter 6; "How to spur men on to success".
And the Rules he states also completely ignore women; Rule 3; "Remember that a man's name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language".
The only women he ever mentions are someone's wife or mother and he doesn't even address the woman by name because her only relevance is her relation to some important man...
I know that the book was written in 1936 but still, it is absurd to pretend that men are the only people that matter and have the power and ability to lead a great life.
I am sure that if he was not patriarchal in his way of thinking, he could have found at least a few examples of successful and great women.
For this reason I cannot recommend this book in this day and age, it is too dated and will only cause women readers to feel inferior.
Simple, sometimes obvious, yet profound. March 28, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
It has been some time since I have last read this book; however, I have read it multiple times and have recently decided to add a review.
Quick to the point, in my view, this book has been the most influencial book of my life. There is only one book that I can justifiably give this claim to, and this is it. Some of the more critical lessons learned in this book, while simple to apply, can easily have very profound results.
I will admit readily that much of the book is what one would consider obvious, yet it is puzzling that it is often human nature to be aware of obvious principles yet never apply them to one's benefit. Much of this book falls into that category and thus merely rehashing what should be obvious is of ample value, yet there is greater value to be obtained from the book.
One need only read through the section on persuasive letter writing to acquire a taste for the rich content of this book. It should be recognized that building a rationale based on another's point of view is not merely an instinctive skill. This approach requires practice followed by diligent effort to master. Carnegie clearly establishes himself as a true artist among his many samples displaying his persuasive skills. This chapter alone has permitted me to bring down the guard of many executives in the business world thus permitting my point of view consideration that otherwise would go unheard.
Carnegie spends considerable time speaking on the virtues of genuinely examining the mindset of those around you; to readily commit to understanding how others have come to their own conclusions. How profound is it to consider that no matter how much you disagree with another, that had you reasoned based on the full accumulation of the life experiences of another, it is quite logical to expect that you would have an entirely different point of view? I confess that I do not feel I possess the skills to adequately articulate this point; however, I want to emphasize that comprehension of this principal has changed my life over the last 15 years in momentous ways; a harmonious marriage, a very open and understanding mind, and even the skill set to continually gain access to minds of the most insular people.
To reiterate, I do no feel even at my best I can give this book proper justice. If you do read this book, be certain to look for this message, as I am not aware of a more influential concept available regarding human interaction.
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