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How to win friends and influence people

The holy grail of self-help books.

 This book is among the most recognised books ever written. It was written in 1936 has sold more than 15 million copies, went through 17 editions, and although was written in 1936 is still one of the best selling books of 21st century which effectively makes it the best selling book of all time.

 Having known these facts I would like to if I may present a concise review of this book. 

The author in the book gives easy and simple tips to help one in interpersonal relations. Although they may seem basic and quite obvious, implementing them in daily life is a challenging task. The book is quite useful for everyone and cuts across all age groups and other differences.


After reading the book I have tried to refrain from saying critical things to anyone. I try to put myself in other person shoes. What the book teaches you is to be able to see life and others from different perspectives.

One of the things which bothered me was the repetitiveness of the topics though which may also be due to the overlapping nature of the topics. Also sometimes it feels that the author encourages the reader to sugarcoat his talks with other people.

Though I would still recommend this book to anyone who is looking for self-help books and is also a good read for anyone who is into people management.
Book Details:
Title: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Author: Dale Carnegie
Genre.  : Non-Fiction, Self-Help
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-10: 9788192910994
ISBN-13: 978-8192910994

Amazon Link to buy the book.
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  1. Yasin Bhojawala1 September 2019 at 18:26

    Thanks Ajay. I would appreciate a more in depth review though. I bought this book and put it into my reading queue.

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    1. Ajay1 September 2019 at 18:58

      Thanks Yasin for taking your time to read the book. Yes I would have loved to give a in-depth review but the content of the book is so simplistic that there is not much to be written from the literary point of view.

      I however have tried to write the review to arouse interest in the reader to read the book.

      I personally feel that this book is a great premise to have discussion on the psychology of human and the very nature of human beings.

      Feel free to provide you valuable insights and feedback if you feel if i am heading in wrong direction or if i have missed some important points.

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