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Page 33
Wanamaker learned this lesson early, but I personally had to blunder through this
old world for a third of a century before it even began to dawn upon me that
ninety-nine times out of a hundred, people don't criticize themselves for anything,
...
Wanamaker learned this lesson early, but I personally had to blunder through this
old world for a third of a century before it even began to dawn upon me that
ninety-nine times out of a hundred, people don't criticize themselves for anything,
...
Page 34
Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts his
sense of importance, and arouses resentment. - B. F. Skinner, the world-famous
psychologist, proved through his experiments that an animal rewarded for good ...
Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts his
sense of importance, and arouses resentment. - B. F. Skinner, the world-famous
psychologist, proved through his experiments that an animal rewarded for good ...
Page 42
If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the
decades and endure until death, just let us indulge in a little stinging criticism—
no matter how certain we are that it is justified. When dealing with people, let us ...
If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the
decades and endure until death, just let us indulge in a little stinging criticism—
no matter how certain we are that it is justified. When dealing with people, let us ...
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User Review - evenlake - LibraryThingI used to consider this book (before I read it) a how-to manual for sociopaths. It took me a long time to get around to reading it, partly because of its name. The title is a bit off-putting. It feels ... Read full review
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| Title | How to Win Friends and Influence People |
| Author | Dale Carnegie |
| Edition | unabridged, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1981 |
| ISBN | 067142517X, 9780671425173 |
| Length | 299 pages |
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