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How to Win Friends and Influence People
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I bought this one in 2004 from an Amsterdam bookstore and it has been laying on my bookshelves since then. It's an icon of self help books and that was a problem because I kind of hate that genre. I decided to get rid of this one as well but not without trying, at least, to see if there is anything of value in it. Well, I was surprised to read some sensible advice and I decided to actually read more. charming in their archaic ways.
So, the book wasn't total garbage. As I said above, it had some good advice about the subject of win friends and influence people although there was a lot of filler in order to make his principle into a book. Some examples were really interesting others a bit ridiculous.
One of the problems I had with the author and one I find too often in self-help books is the condescending tone, the ones that tells you how smart he is and that she is the only one capable to tell you how success is achieved.
It was an interesting read, I learn some useful skills but it isn't groundbreaking anymore in my opinion.
So, the book wasn't total garbage. As I said above, it had some good advice about the subject of win friends and influence people although there was a lot of filler in order to make his principle into a book. Some examples were really interesting others a bit ridiculous.
One of the problems I had with the author and one I find too often in self-help books is the condescending tone, the ones that tells you how smart he is and that she is the only one capable to tell you how success is achieved.
It was an interesting read, I learn some useful skills but it isn't groundbreaking anymore in my opinion.
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Reading Progress
December 20, 2015
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December 20, 2015
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December 20, 2015
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July 30, 2018
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October 3, 2018
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August 30, 2021
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Adina - I feel like self help/instructional books never age well. My mother-in-law gave me a baby guide type book when I was pregnant with my second child (um, I already had a kid, what are you trying to tell me? LOL) and this baby book was written before I was even born. The advice was basically the opposite of most things that are recommended now. Society and culture and norms change too quickly for a long shelf life for these kinds of books, but I'm glad to hear at least some things still applied. :)
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Igor" Thank you. I see that especially in the older books of this type.
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Ps. Even some cookbooks have personal information such as Jamie Oliver's which I like.
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all too true" I agree with me. :)
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What does my writing (or not writing) a review have to do with anything?
I do own several cookbooks (around 25 of them) and precisely for the reasons you mentioned :) Maybe it's just me but I like being efficient - when I go to a restaurant, I just want to eat - I don't really care what the chef has been doing with his life; when I call 999 about an emergency, I want the dispatcher to send me help and not tell me about her life history; and when I am deciding whether or not to read a book and look at the review, I want to know what the readers thought about the book. Again, it's my personal opinion and the way I like things. If you like all of the other information, good for you :)
Conversely, I tend to like sites that are to the point and don't pollute the the information, like BBC Good Food. Pure recipes. No fuss; StackExchange sites. Direct answers to questions, no faffing about. These sites will draw me way more than others that have unrelated information. Again, note that this is just the way I like things and I'm not forcing it on you :)
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