How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Summary: What about sincerity?
Review: Yes, there is some valubale information here. But Carengie's method neglects sinceirty. Althogh is doens not say it outright, the book does promote decpetion and manipulation tactics in one's human interaction.

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Summary: BEST of the Best of the Best
Review: I have read this book over 10 times. Mr. Carnegie is right on. One of five ten most important books of building strong relationships ever written. I encourage anyone who has not read this book to read. If you have read it, read it again.

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Summary: Say that smart thing you said again.
Review: Dale Carnegie wrote this incredible book almost seventy years ago. What he said still rings true today.

The secret of success is to enlist the willing help of others. You can't do it alone.

Dale Carnegie knew that. And he shows you how to attract and motivate others, with short truisms such as:

"give honest and sincere appreciation"
"show respect for the other person's opinion"
"talk in terms of the other person's interest"
"when you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically"

Simple? Yes. Corny? perhaps.


This seems familiar as if it had already been written, oh well I guess plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery, this is one heck of a good book and you should read it, then you might not be reading second rate book reviews, you would be out living large with the beautiful people.
You see Dale had a way with words, he could remember your name, which I insist at family gatherings my family wears name badges just to save the embarrassment of forgetting ones immediate relatives names, which reminds me of what I was thinking just the other day. Ok here goes all numbers have spellings, example 1 is spelled one, 2 is spelled two and so on but letters have no spelling which always leaves me feeling empty if I want to mention a certain letter to a friend in correspondence, for example:Dear Friend, I was thinking of the L the other day...Ok L? what does that mean? and should it not have a spelling, what has become of our beloved English language? How many letters can you spell? I thought so.Are we lazy English speakers? Why don't we all write someone and complain about needing a proper spelling for every letter of the alphabet other wise we are going to slowly slip into a degree of illiteracy that is just dang stupid. Perhaps one of you people who read this book at my urging come up with a diplomatic way to approach all people who use letters combined into words to come up with some sort of rational way to spell them, I am at a loss. Great book, read it but you will not find the proper spelling for one letter in it nor any book that I know of, get on the stick people before its to late!

Well, I was talking to my collaborator Roscoe and he has prodded me with his help to come up with a compressive guide to the proper spelling of the english alphabet.Stay tuned. Once we get over the hurdle of "A" we should be able to complete and have published within a certain amount of time.
Jonathan Williams
American
The correct spelling of our alphabet...First draft.
By Roscoe L and Jonathan W
Final edit by Jonathan W Roscoe L I am sure will have something to say about this...tough!
Ok I think I have "A" figured out its spelled "hay" except the "h" and "y" are silent.
"B" is "bee".
"C" is "seagh"
"D" is "Dee".
"E" is "see" but remember the "s" is silent.
"F" is "eaf" this may or may not make since I will leave that to the academics.
"G" is "ji". or goua (hard)
"H" is "ache". Confusing? But I am firm on this one.
"I" is "ahyee".
"J" is "jehyea".
"K" is "cay".
"L" is "el". As in diablo.
"M" is "em".
"N" is "en".
"O" is "oh". Easy enough.
"P" is "pee".
"Q" is "kyou". A little complicated but necessary, get out of the boat if you don't like letters.
"R" is "aar". Sounds like a pirate in a hurry.
"S" is "es". As in (Me alphabet "es" su alphabet).
"T" is "tee".
"U" is "you".
"V" is "vee".
"W" is "dubbahyou".
"X" is "eccs".
"Y" is "wyh".
"Z" is "zee".
I believe this is the first step in making the english language easier to understand, if we truly want to preserve our culture then we have to take steps to insure that history is written with letters from our alphabet and they need a spelling . Yes I understand we are going to need a lot more rules to the spelling of our letters so I am open to suggestions,I'm do not dot all my "ahyee's" I'm to busy thinking outside of the box, but please only constructive criticism we can not mire ourselves down with useless debates about progress and the hows and whys. Letters can no longer go on with out proper spellings, why half the world is laughing at us! Especially the illiterate!


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Summary: Secrets of human nature
Review: Dale Carnegie wrote this incredible book almost seventy years ago. What he said still rings true today.

The secret of success is to enlist the willing help of others. You can't do it alone.

Dale Carnegie knew that. And he shows you how to attract and motivate others, with short truisms such as:

"give honest and sincere appreciation"
"show respect for the other person's opinion"
"talk in terms of the other person's interest"
"when you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically"

Simple? Yes. Corny? perhaps.

But true and effective. The world changes, but the way people act and react to each other does not. Human nature is still the same. The plays of Shakespeare speak to us over the ages because they talk about human nature - a nature that is true and unchanging.

So too does Dale Carnegie's book.

If you want to have a happy, successful life, you need to read this book - and put what he says into practice.


Peter Simmons Author - The Next Crash

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Summary: Something people must admit
Review: Having not read the entire book, I do not possess the privilige to make any final verdicts or claims. Yet from what I have read so far, everything is not only presented in plain English, but the materials are also surprsingly informative.However I will have to say that most of the suggestions and principles are probably not unheard of though, and they are not anything fundamentally revolutionary. But it does serve a purpose, it is good to be reminded sometimes. I'm pretty sure that not all of us incoporate all these principles or even bear them in mind when we submerge ourself into this crowded society. Constantly reviewing the topics covered by the book can keep ourselves alarmed on how to behave when dealing with others. While not trying to be disrespectful, I would like to politely ask those handful of individuals who crticized the book with harsh terms for "Wasting their time, and not teaching them anything" to once again... peruse this outstanding piece of literature with great care, and see what it has to say about....

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Summary: It is like Bible to me!
Review: This book is unbelievable! It gives you simple rules to follow to become a successful communicator. More importantly, the examples in the book are so amazing that if you read them carefully you will be surprised of how much they can change your life.

I am considered by my colleagues and friends to be a great communicator and a successful person, but I have come to where I am today with painful experiences. I wish I had read this book long time ago so I would have made a lot less mistakes.If you want to become a successful person, you have to read this book without a doubt!(esp. if you are not so gifted with making friends)

That being said, making friends and influencing people take charisma and sincerity. The first one is intrinsic but the second one can be learned. And if you don't have either, this book will not do you any good, because no matter how talented you are in communication, you cannot make friends if you are insincere and non-charismatic.

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Summary: Wont Help - Dont Even Waste Time
Review: This book makes no sense in our time. Let me give you an example, he says everytime you are trying to make a choice, pull out a one-dollar bill, look at lincoln and ask yourself "What would lincoln do?" WTF?

I do not recommend this book at all, he goes on talking for hours without giving you the "purpose" of the stories he gives. Sure, I can talk for hours and tell stories that make no sense at all.

Dont Waste your time, you would improve much much much better if you start talking to yourself instead of listening to this guy.