Dale Carnegie
Author of *How to Win Friends and Influence People* (1936) — one of the ten best-selling non-fiction books of all time. Carnegie's course material is still taught in 90+ countries nearly a century after it was first outlined.
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) grew up on a Missouri farm, failed at several careers, then hit on a teaching format — public speaking + human relations — that would become the most copied course in adult education history. How to Win Friends and Influence People was written from his lecture notes and has sold over 30 million copies.
Carnegie’s ideas look obvious now only because everyone has absorbed them: take a genuine interest in others, remember names, listen more than you speak, criticize without crushing, let the other person feel the idea is theirs. The videos below pair the full audiobook with modern breakdowns and Tom Peters / Napoleon Hill commentary.
Books by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People
The book. Still the best starting point on human relations.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Carnegie's lesser-known but arguably more personal book — worry as a solvable problem.
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
His original course material on public speaking, in book form.
