Very easy to listen

Nothing was disliked. Great listen and easy listening. First book I’ve liked for a while

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Everything

I liked it all very well delivered and very clear, enjoyed big-time, highly recommend

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Very good, in fact brilliant.

I’ve finally read this since selling my business and retiring (early). Yep, talking about ever so important me.. here’s the rub: ironically i learnt a number of this books suggestions the hard and costly way, in both business & marriage. Had I’d read this in my 20’s when my ego was way ahead of my abilities, this book, I feel sure to write, would have saved many headaches I caused myself along the way. Read it, it’s quite brilliant.

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Very long, many examples

I did like the content, but there were long stories and examples to illustrate the points

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Great book

overflowing with value, a must read, glad I've finally got round to it, plus the readers voice is super sexy

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True Classic

This is one of those books that you will hear people talking about and this is also one of those books that it took me 30 years to get round to reading. I wish that I had done so earlier. This book has greatly improved my outlook on life and I can handle situations in a far slicker and more helpful way than before. excellent book, I would recommend it to everyone.

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Read every 10 years for an optimal life

I read this originally well over 30 years ago, and it is one of the books that has profoundly influenced my life. The essence is simply the golden rule: Do as to others as you would be done by. In a world where every one is (whether we like to admit it or not) out for themselves, it is still optimal to be loving and co-operative if you understand that life is essentially win-win: we gain ourselves by giving to others what they most want. And if they only give us back 80% of what they get, we are still both better off, because a lot of what we want (recognition, respect, affection) is FREE. So once this 'enlightened self-interest' gets a hold, out of the crooked stuff that man is made of, we find...we can all be happy! Read it, DC explains it better than I do.

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You see results - fast !!!

This is no joke. I started this book being very cynical thinking you can have anecdotal tales that prove anything, and really this is such a "dated" book that it was probably a mistake buying it ...but something struck a chord as it is really well narrated and so I decided to put it to practice.

...at the risk of sounding like an anecdote from from the book .... I had recently been missold something at a large retail store and had been back 3 times, and got no joy. So, I wrote a letter looking at it from their point of view rather than mine. My usual letters would have been stern and objectionable and damning of their customer services, and usually I'd get back a response just as challenging, and this goes on for a while until I give up, or win the argument. Anyway, usuing the approach in this book which is so easy to follow, two days later, a phone call, with an apology, and a refund for £109...sorted. I tell you - I'm bought on this. Its also helped me settle a dispute with an awkward colleague who loves to argue. I settled the debate in one email - to my satisfaction - as opposed to 6 or 7 which it would usually take.

It's read in a very listen-able format and I echo the sentiments of the majority of reviews on here - listen to this - it will change your outlook on human behaviour, and take it from me...it works.

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Simply the best self-help audio book I've found

Dale's writing is engaging and he litters his works with countless anecdotes, mostly recorded from people he has met or researched. The advice in this book is mostly common sense that perhaps needs the reinforcement he offers together with the justification and explanations. Although the messages could easily be abridged to perhaps thiry minutes, the stories of experience and learning are highly enjoyable and help you to retain the information. This is the one audio book I recommend to almost anyone who asks my opinion.

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Good book, SHAME ON THE PRICING!

This is one of those classic books that might have a life-changing effect on you. As a motivational material, it doesn't rely on fancy and marketing-based techniques that might seem artificial. Dale Carnegie mostly uses a basic ideology to help the reader, mostly based on his own experience and on successful people's life stories. Perhaps it is due to this level of authenticity that makes these Carnegie books essential. They might have been followed by a whole genre of self-help books with questionable use, but when Carnegie almost single-handedly created the genre, he had to rely on advise that really influenced people. It was actually surprising to discover, how many successful friend of mine admitted to have a strong influence from Carnegie's books. Please, for your own sake, read them both!

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