How to Win Friends and Influence People

I was very excited to receive this book and waited 2 weeks for the arrival. I havent read the book yet, although the quality of the print is a big let down! The front page is folded, throughout out book there are printer fingerprints and marks of dirty fingers...I wouldn’t recommend buying this quality!

Excellent book that never grows old. The ideas taught in this book are needed now more that ever.

This is a famous amazing book but do not buy it here. This version is a fake copy printed in delhi india and there are so many grammatical mistakes, missing words, missing sentences, misalignment issues it's ridiculous. You practically cannot turn a page without seeing one. Buy one made in America, you won't regret paying the extra 99 cents.

It's a great book, truly life changing. But the printing is very poor. Rather buy it from a different seller.

This is am extremely good book. Very informative and has great ideas to help you be successful with relationships and people. Highly recommend!

This book changed my life for the better. This should be a text book in school.

We received a copy printed in the early 70s instead of a more current edition. It smelled like an old book with a brittle binding.

Amazingly an old book with lots of wisdoms.

I have mixed feelings about this book, and would want to mention below points to help you- The book was first publishes in 1936. So, it’s definitely old! Most of the examples of famous men, you won’t be able to relate at all, because you won’t know who they are. However, you will get point the author is trying to convey.- The book basically tells you to be agreeable to all, find something to honestly like about them and praise them on it, talk about their interests only and, practically, act like a people pleaser all the time. The book gives practical advice, but somehow I feel if you really put this into practice, you might end up becoming a people-pleaser. You would come across as patronizing, trying to flatter people (I know the book tells you to do it by heart) all the time. You might just lose your respect among your peers.- I’m not sure how much of this advice would help you in dealing with adults and people at workplace. It may work with kids. For example, it tells you not to condemn or criticize anyone. Now, this is difficult to implement in fast paced work environment, and especially in sales domain where you’re dealing with sales executives on a daily basis. People might just take advantage of you, if you’re too nice to everyone.- I think the advice in this book would work great if everyone around you would implement the same in their life. However, if you’re surrounded by self-centered people, you’ll end up becoming a doormat if you follow this book.- At some point, you might feel that the book is giving you pointers on how to exploit other’s emotions in order to gain an advantage for your own self.- I think best way is to figure out which principles work for you, and which don’t, and accordingly act on it. Don’t blindly go out and try to implement every word written in this book.Below is the summary of what this book teaches:FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN HANDLING PEOPLEPrinciple 1 : Don't criticize, condemn or complainPrinciple 2 : Give honest and sincere appreciationPrinciple 3 : Arouse in the other person an eager wantSIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU1. Become genuinely interested in other people2. Smile3. Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves5. Talk in terms of the other person's interest6. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerelyHOW TO WIN PEOPLE TO YOUR WAY OF THINKING1. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.2. Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, 'You're wrong.'3. If you're wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.4. Begin in a friendly way.5. Get the other person saying 'yes, yes' immediately.6. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.7. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.8. Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view.9. Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.10. Appeal to the nobler motives.11. Dramatise your ideas.12. Throw down a challenge.BE A LEADER: HOW TO CHANGE PEOPLE WITHOUT GIVING OFFENCE OR AROUSING RESENTMENT1. Begin with praise and honest appreciation.2. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.3. Talk about your own mistakes before criticising the other person.4. Ask questions instead of giving orders.5. Let the other person save face.6. Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be 'hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.'7. Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.8. Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.9. Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.

I will tell you what this book can change in you, ( it is based on my personal experience after reading this book)1. I started accepting each kind of person, even when I don't like his/her behaviour.2. My mindset about the society is changed3. Now I take different approach in dealing with people and there is improvement in handling ones perspective.4. I had anger issue before and now that behaviour is withering.5. Helped me in improving communication and relationshipsThe book is very important for self improvement and the explanation of every lesson is with a lot of examples. I have read every chapter nearly 3 times.

A book every human should read once in life and apply in our daily conversations. Every part of it or I can say that every lesson of this book will work in every kind of relationship.The following few are the things which I personally experienced and most of us do are:-Hearty and Lavish in appreciationImportance to once own nameEncouraging is far better than condemnation. This book makes you to think in other people's perspective and how to get done your intended work from other people.Thanks to Mr.Dale Carnegie for his works on personal communications and publishers of this book to sell in such an affordable price.I already completed reading it twice and continuing reading to get all of it.

I haven't finished the book, so far I am in the last chapter, but I highly recommend it for those who want to improve their persuading techniques. It helps you to understand other people through diplomacy and communication skills.

Really good information and really easy to read. However, it was really annoying when trying to read it flat on a table, because of the way the book is shaped and how small it is, it really did not stop trying to shut despite how hard I pressed down on the pages.