Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: The Great Bestselling Works Complete In One Volume [Hardcover]

Dale Carnegie (Author), Carnegie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1998

Dale Carnegie’s books have sold 20 million copies. This volume gathers two of the unrivaled guru of motivational writing’s best guides in one.

Dale Carnegie’s motivational and practical teachings are as sound today as when they were first written. Bestsellers for more than 60 years, How to Win Friends & Influence People and How to Stop Worrying & Start Living, have taught millions how to achieve the pinnacle of personal and professional success. They’re now together in one must-have volume. How to Win Friends reveals fundamental techniques for handling people, six ways to make others like you, tricks for becoming a better speaker, and how to be a leader. In How to Stop Worrying, Carnegie offers proven formulas for eliminating 50 percent of your business concerns immediately, suggestions for lessening financial fears, ideas for avoiding emotional upset, and much more. It’s the key to exchanging self-consciousness for self-confidence.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 538 pages
• Publisher: Galahad Books; First edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578660394
• ISBN-13: 978-1578660391
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Business & Investing > Business Life > Motivation & Self-Improvement

More About the Author

Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later) (November 24, 1888 ??? November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln, titled Lincoln the Unknown, as well as several other books.

Carnegie was an early proponent of what is now called responsibility assumption, although this only appears minutely in his written work.[citation needed] One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's reaction to them.

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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These two books are a Godsend!, March 22, 2001

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Bruce H. Charnley (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: The Great Bestselling Works Complete In One Volume (Hardcover)

In 1971 I was a long-haired hippie, completely adrift and quite lost. One day in my university bookstore a saw a copy of "How to Stop Worrying," and I picked it up, partially out of curiosity and partially out of amusement. I mean what could this square looking guy with the short hair tell me about life? I'm glad I did pick it up!

One little piece of advice "you can conquer worry by getting busy doing something constructive," helped me graduate, and has helped me immeasurably throughout my life. Whenever I feel the weasels closing in, I look around for something that is needed or wanted and I get busy.

That book led me to read "How to Win Friends," which also enriched my life. It has been said that the quality of our life is the quality of our relationships, and this book will quite frankly help you get along better with people. And who wouldn't want that? Sure the techniques can be used to control and manipulate others, and sell used cars. But the advice can also be used to enjoy the company of others and feel better about yourself as you get along better with them.

By "making the other person feel important" be it a little kid in a stroller, my boss, my wife, I feel I've been able to make a much more positive impact in this world. Life has been a lot more fun! I then went on to take the Course.

Get this incredible book and read it over and over. You will definitely find something in it that will change your life for the better. Dale Carnegie was more than just a motivational writer for salespeople, in my opinion he was a saint.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bestselling book of all time, plus., October 26, 2001

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Adam Khan (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: The Great Bestselling Works Complete In One Volume (Hardcover)

These are two of the most useful books ever written, bound together into one volume. The first book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, is the bestselling book of all time, second only to the Bible. Why? Because it has solid, practical advice on an important subject (dealing with people). Practicing the principles in this book has brought me friends, love, enjoyment, and even money. No kidding.

The second book is How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. It's about dealing with stress and anxiety, and the information is practical and very helpful. This book is not only about how to deal with worry, but also has effective suggestions for how to be more effective at work and how to keep yourself rested and feeling good.

I'm the author of the book, Self-Help Stuff That Works, and I have recommended these two books more than any others because they are packed with more useful ideas per page than any other books ever published, and believe it or not, I'm not overstating my case. Getting both books bound into one and at a great price just makes it that much better.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Conquer Worry--Be Happy!, June 6, 2001

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Artist Barbara Garro (Barbara Garro at http://www.ElectricEnvisions.com in Saratoga Springs, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: The Great Bestselling Works Complete In One Volume (Hardcover)

What can Dale Carnegie, a product of the last century, teach you?He can teach you how to be a nicer person. Why would you want to learn that? Because people like nice people. Why would you care about that? Because when people like you, they treat you better than they treat everybody else. Now, don't you want that?

Almost 100 years ago, Dale Carnegie struggled and discovered the secrets to relationship-building and happy living. Right now, in 2001, I read this book, after reading hundreds of other books about getting along with people. Carnegie shows you, through the lessons learned by dozens of people, including himself, about how they moved from dysfunction to success. These are people from all walks of life, the rich, the poor, the famous, the infamous, the holy, and the holier-than-thou that span decades.

Carnegie taught thousands of people how to stand up for themselves and create a life they could love living. I am currently in Class 9 of the basic Carnegie Course. I've written communication books and articles and taught relationship-building and I learn every class from Carnegie.

Buy this book. Read it with your love. Share it with your children, your grandchildren, your friends. See how magical your life becomes!