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HOW TO WIN FRIE,NDS & INFLIJENCE, PEOPLE The Only ook You l{eed B to Lead You to Success The More You Get Out of This Book, the More You’ll Get Out of life! In order to get the most out of this book: a. Develop a deep, driving desire to master the principles of human relations. b. Read each chapter twice before going on to the next one. c. As you read, stop frequently to ask yourself how you can apply each suggestion. d. Underscore each important idea. e. Review this book each month. f. Apply these principles at every opportunity. Use this vol­ ume as a working handbook to help you solve your daily problems. g. Make a lively game out of your learning by offering some friend a dime or a dollar every time he or she catches you violating one of these principles. h. Check up each week on the progress you are making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what im­ provement, what lessons you have learned for the future. i. Keep notes in the back of this book showing how and when you have applied these principles. Books by Dale Carnegie How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job (Revised Edition) How to Stop Worrying and Start Living How to Win Friends and Influence People The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking Published by POCKET BOOKS How to Win Friends & Influence People ■■ m m. DALE CARNEGIE Editorial Consultant: Dorothy Carnegie Editorial Assistance: Arthur R. Pell, Ph.D. G Gallery Books New York London Toronto Sydney Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 Copyright © 1936 by Dale Carnegie Copyright renewed © 1964 by Donna Dale Carnegie and Dorothy Carnegie Revised edition copyright © 1981 by Donna Dale Carnegie and Dorothy Carnegie Originally published in hardcover in 1981 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information address Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avnue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 ISBN: 0-671-02703-4 First Pocket/Gallery trade paperback printing November 1998 40 39 38 GALLERY BOOKS and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. For information regarding special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Saes at 1-800-456-6798 or [email protected] Cover design by Tom McKeveny Printed in the U.S.A. This Book Is Dedicated to a Man Who Doesn’t Need to Read' It— My Cherished Friend HOMER CROY Contents Preface to 1981 Edition by Dorothy Carnegie xi How This Book Was Written—and Why by Dale Carnegie xv Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Most Out of This Book xxiii PART ONE Fundamental Techniques in Handling People 1 “If You Want to Gather Honey, Don’t Kick Over the Beehive” 3 2 The Big Secret of Dealing with People 17 3 “He Who Can Do This Has the Whole World with Him. He Who Cannot Walks a Lonely Way” 30 PART TWO Six Ways to Make People Like You 1 Do This and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere 51 2 A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression 63 3 If You Don’t Do This, You Are Headed for Trouble 71 4 An Easy Way to Become a Good Conversationalist 80 5 How to Interest People 89 6 How to Make People Like You Instantly 94 PART THREE How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking 1 You Can’t Win an Argument 109 2 A Sure Way of Making Enemies— and How to Avoid It 116 3 If You’re Wrong, Admit It 127 4 A Drop of Honey 135 5 The Secret of Socrates 144 6 The Safety Valve in Handling Complaints 150 7 How to Get Cooperation 155 8 A Formula That Will Work Wonders for You 161 9 What Everybody Wants 167 10 An Appeal That Everybody Likes 175 11 The Movies Do It. TV Does It. Why Don’t You Do It? 181 12 When Nothing Else Works, Try This 186 PART FOUR Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment 1 If You Must Find Fault, This Is the Way to Begin 193 2 How to Criticize—and Not Be Hated for It 199

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