How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time.Carnegie had been conducting business education courses in New York since 1912. In 1934, Leon Shimkin of the publishing firm Simon & Schuster took one of Carnegie's 14-week courses on human relations and public speaking; afterward, Shimkin persuaded Carnegie to let a stenographer take notes from the course to be revised for publication. The initial five thousand copies of the book sold exceptionally well, going through 17 editions in its first year alone. In 1981, a revised edition containing updated language and anecdotes was released. The revised edition reduced the number of sections from six to four, eliminating sections on effective business letters and improving marital satisfaction. In 2011, it was number 19 on Time …
How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time.Carnegie had been conducting business education courses in New York since 1912. In 1934, Leon Shimkin of the publishing firm Simon & Schuster took one of Carnegie's 14-week courses on human relations and public speaking; afterward, Shimkin persuaded Carnegie to let a stenographer take notes from the course to be revised for publication. The initial five thousand copies of the book sold exceptionally well, going through 17 editions in its first year alone. In 1981, a revised edition containing updated language and anecdotes was released. The revised edition reduced the number of sections from six to four, eliminating sections on effective business letters and improving marital satisfaction. In 2011, it was number 19 on Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential books.
As the book went on, it became more of a chore to read. There are a lot of good ideas in the book, but I feel as though there are too many similar examples that have the same results and very few will stick with me.
Summary ##
The prototype self help book / click bait article.
Ways to manipulate people and win your way: handle them, make them like you, win them to your way of thinking, and change them.
## Why I picked it up ##
It's a classic. It's so classic it's a meme. It's been on my to-read list probably since before I was born.
## Who recommended it to me ##
Society.
## Who I'd recommend it to ##
The historically curious.
## What I liked ##
I liked the very first part, because it was about ways to conduct yourself: don't complain, don't criticize, recognize the good in people, appreciate their point of view.
## What I didn't like ##
Each subsequent chapter and part after that grew more and more to be about ways to manipulate others, and consequently less and less enjoyable to read about. I think there …
