Marvellous book

Wonderful book full of useful advice. Best book I have ever read. A life changer.

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Incredibly Practical

Many self-health books do not give practical advice about how to stop worrying. This is not one of them. "How To Stop Worrying and Start Living" has been a great comfort to me over the years. I first read the book nearly 10 years ago when I desperately needed help to cope with taking exams at school. It definitely helped me get through the exams and since then I have used the book to deal with all sorts of worries, from job interviews to bereavement to dealing with criticism from others.

One of the best aspects of the book is the huge number of true life stories of people who have dealt with all sorts of difficult situations, everything from low self-esteem to facing up to a terminal illness. Dale Carnegie doesn't berate the reader or speak down to them, but nor does he pander to their fears. He encourages you to look at your worry situation clearly and honestly and to take practical steps to resolve the issue or to learn to cope with it.

Is the tone of the book old-fashioned? Well, a bit. Obviously, it was written in the 1940s and so certain attitudes relate to that time period. For example, women were only starting to make their mark in the world of work, and the book reflects this. Nevertheless, I think most of the stories are timeless and are still useful and relevant today.

I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who is a worrier and / or going through a difficult time.

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A must read

After you read this you can forget about all the others self-development books. A.

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Amazing book

Highly recommended book full with invaluable advice on how to conquer worries. From significant problems, to all the small issues that are affecting us daily. Simple, yet very effective principles

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A triumphant trip to the roots of self development

A triumphant visit to the roots of self development. Like seeing the principles of a good life in primary colours. Not a lot of subtly but coming from the right place.

You can see the roots of so many good doctrines in this book. Stephen Covey's 7 habits, David Allen's GTD. I even got a bit of Rob Bell's everything is spiritual! It is certainly a seminal text in the world of self development.

You do have to take into account that it is 70 years old now & culturally things have changed. Thank goodness it is no longer acceptable to say you chose your secretary because she doesn't get 'sulky' if asked to work overtime. I did have to work hard to get past the dated sexism etc. but the 'sulky' comment was quite funny. It is a book of it's time but I believe Dale Carnegie was doing his best & coming from the right principles.

The religious perspective is interesting also. It is rare to come across any non-religious text that is so overtly religious especially if you are from the UK where people are very anti-church if not anti-spiritual. Again not a reason to ignore it but be reminded of where we are now compared to then.

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Never disapoints

Dale as with "How to win friends and influence people" did an amazing job. Would recommend this book to anyone regardless of their situation.

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Good

Gets a bit top heavy with religion towards the end otherwise full of adaptable information.

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Brilliant

A lot of the stories here will relate to things you may have been through. very practical book!

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Great audible book.

Really enjoyed this book plenty of tips to get you through life without worrying, excellent

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A great listen, does the job

Narration was measured and good, very homely loved the stories and name checks, Enjoy it!

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