Post: #1

Hey, I just feel as though I should share this wealth I have stumbled upon. Anybody would benefit from the book, "How to Win Friends And Influence People". Even if you are not lacking in any areas, this book will move you from normal to epic. If you apply and practice each lesson, this book will change your life. Written in 1937 by Dale Carnegie, this book is still the best book of it's kind as updates have been applied to keep up with modern day references. It not only tells you how to apply certain principles, it has tons of examples of famous historical figures using similar tactics and succeeding with them.

This book immediately improved my life in almost every situation. From work to family situations, these tactics work wonders. I wish I read this book when I was 18, it would cut a lot of problems out of my life. Overall, it's pretty much badass. I know people who regulate this site are pretty smart people who want the best out of their lives, so hopefully this book would do the same for you guys as it has done for millions of others. I bought it from Amazon for about $10.

Post: #2

A big fan of this book too Mlucasone. I also own the audio book.

The best selling book after the bible.

Most of it is about working with authority figures and business partners, and it won't help in ALL situations with intimacy/girl issues or relationships with family where you sometimes need to be brutally honest.

That said a great toolkit for dealing with people generally, the first, a classic, and mandatory reading.
My copy is so thumbed its falling to bits.

Post: #3

One of the first books i read after college

Post: #4

Thanks will be reading it soon.

Post: #5

I've read this and I agree it's very good,sometimes he rambles tho or thats how I see it but overall a very resourceful handbook.

Post: #6

I actually just checked that book out at my public library and read about 2/3s of it. He makes very good points in the book. However, I found it more related to business than PUA. He did ramble on agreed. Hopefully, I didn't miss out by not reading the last section of the book. I think I got the general idea of the book about how to genuinely be interested in others and see things thru their point of view. Very interesting book, but not particularly entertaining. Just interesting.

Post: #7

Has anybody read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Max E. Tucker. Going to check that out and read it. Whats it about? I have heard good things....

Post: #8

I've heard good things about it.

Post: #9

(01-11-2009 03:40 AM)Prodigy Wrote:  I actually just checked that book out at my public library and read about 2/3s of it. He makes very good points in the book. However, I found it more related to business than PUA. He did ramble on agreed. Hopefully, I didn't miss out by not reading the last section of the book. I think I got the general idea of the book about how to genuinely be interested in others and see things thru their point of view. Very interesting book, but not particularly entertaining. Just interesting.

A good # of techniques that win you business are applicable to Pick Up.

Post: #10

I enjoyed it very much.

I would really like to read his biography on Lincoln. Too bad that book is out of print and hard to come by.

Also, I'd add the book "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius to the list of powerful books. Definitely a must read for any man.

Post: #11

I felt very similiar after reading the 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. I feel like it helped get rid of my naive tendencies.