#how to win friends and influence people
As part of our initiative to collect the first or earliest possible edition of books cited in the Library of Congress “Books That Shaped America” list, we recently acquired two books on the list that are worthy of recognition in our Provenance Project.
One acquisition is a first edition of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which features the autograph of the author, Betty Smith, while the second book is a later printing of a first edition of How to Win Friends and Influence People. In it, the author Dale Carnegie provides a lengthy inscription on the front endpaper:
This book is inscribed to Samuel Deutscher with deep salaams and salutations
Dale Carnegie
The book—which is considered the grand-daddy of all self-help books—sold over 15 million copies, and while we’re confident that our readers are already enthusiastic book lovers, perhaps we’ll study Carnegie’s principles to make our audience feel even more “important and appreciated.”
~Peter
This Provenance Project guest post was written by Peter Berg, Head of Special Collections and Associate Director for Special Collections & Preservation at Michigan State University. Dr. Berg received his undergraduate degree in History from MSU in 1969, his Library Science degree from the University of Michigan in 1975, and his doctorate in History from MSU in 1994.
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Fiction:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She is Sorry by Fredrik Backman
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Lovely War by Julia Berry
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Pride and Prejudice and Other Flavors Sonali Dev
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets to the Universe Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Emma by Jane Austen (Especially if you haven’t seen the movie yet)
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Odyssey by Homer
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
A Moveable Fest by Ernest Hemingway
Non-Fiction:
Becoming Supernatural by Joe Dispenza
Material Girl, Mystical World by Ruth Warrington
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
The Essence of Happiness by The Dalai Lama
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
First We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Though Anxiety by Sarah Wilson
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
For those who cannot buy books right now for whatever reason, Scribd (not sponsored) is an app I use a lot. They offer a 30 day free trial for first time users.
Books You Should Read
Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavell
The Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
Podcasts You Should Listen To
Revolution Ramblings by Amber Khan
Highest Self Podcast by Sahara Rose
Mile Higher Podcast by Kendall Rae and Josh Thomas
Getting Curious by Johnathan Van Ness
can you imagine Kang Yohan having to literally learn how to be so charismatic though
we see him as a child and no one liked him even before he killed a bird with a cleaver (why did he have that with him???). he clearly knew how to manipulate people but he was still a social leper. when we see him at the church before the fire, he clearly doesn’t fit in and isn’t attempting to do so. he’s not even inside or dressed well.
yet by the time the current timeline starts he has all the people there that day convinced that he fits in and is on their side. can you imagine the fucking learning curve he must have drug himself through?
