Book Review: How To Win Friends And Influence People
This is the first book I read this year, and it also turns out be the best book I have ever read on this topic. And I truly believe this is the best book ever written on this subject. Even though the book was written over 70 years ago, the principles still apply today. The tone of the book, however, could sound boring according to today’s standards.
The title of the book can be a little misleading. This book is not aimed at those who have no friends. I mentioned this book to a few people and they said, “I have never had problems making new friends so I don’t need this book”. They totally missed the point. The book doesn’t teach you how make new friends. It teaches you how to deal with people you interact with. It could be your family members, your co-workers, your boss, your customers, random people you come across in life, just any human being you meet. It teaches how to convert your personality so that everyone likes you. And when everyone likes you it’s easier for you to influence them and get them do the things you want them to do. That’s what the book is all about.
Living in Dubai, I hear people everyday complaining about the attitude of Arabs. They call them racists, inhuman, bad mannered, disrespectful, and what not. I have lived in different regions of the world and I have observed that almost everyone has this complain from local population. But if you apply the tactics given in this book your personality will become so likable that you will never face this problem.
Like I say in all my book reviews, just reading a book won’t do what it promises to do for you. You actually have to follow the advise.