Index

Title Time to read
Introduction: “A Shortcut to Distinction” by Lowell Thomas 15 Min
Preface: “How This Book Was Written – And Why” by Dale Carnegie 9 Min
PART 1 – Fundamental Techniques In Handling People
1 “If You Want to Gather Honey, Don’t Kick Over the Beehive” 14 Min
2 The Big Secret of Dealing with People 14 Min
3 “He Who Can Do This Has the Whole World with Him. He Who Cannot, Walks a Lonely Way” 19 Min
Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Most Out of This Book 6 Min
PART 2 – Six Ways To Make People Like You
1 Do This and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere 15 Min
2 A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression 9 Min
3 If You Don’t Do This, You Are Headed for Trouble 9 Min
4 An Easy Way to Become a Good Conversationalist 13 Min
5 How to Interest People 4 Min
6 How To Make People Like You Instantly 16 Min
In a Nutshell 1 Min
PART 3 – Twelve Ways To Win People To Your Way Of Thinking
1 You Can’t Win an Argument 7 Min
2 A Sure Way of Making Enemies – and How to Avoid It 14 Min
3 If You’re Wrong, Admit It 8 Min
4 The High Road to a Man’s Reason 13 Min
5 The Secret of Socrates 6 Min
6 The Safety Valve in Handling Complaints 7 Min
7 How to Get Co-operation 9 Min
8 A Formula That Will Work Wonders for You 5 Min
9 What Everybody Wants 8 Min
10 An Appeal That Everybody Likes 7 Min
11 The Movies Do It. Radio Does It. Why Don’t You Do It? 4 Min
12 When Nothing Else Works, Try This 3 Min
In a Nutshell 1 Min
PART 4 – Nine Ways To Change People Without Giving Offense Or Arousing Resentment
1 If You Must Find Fault, This Is the Way to Begin 6 Min
2 How to Criticize – and Not Be Hated for It 2 Min
3 Talk About Your Own Mistakes First 4 Min
4 No One Likes to Take Orders 1 Min
5 Let the Other Man Save His Face 3 Min
6 How to Spur Men on to Success 5 Min
7 Give the Dog a Good Name 4 Min
8 Make the Fault Seem Easy to Correct 3 Min
9 Making People Glad to Do What You Want 4 Min
In a Nutshell 1 Min
PART 5 – Letters That Produced Miraculous Results 10 Min
PART 6 – Seven Rules For Making Your Home Life Happier
1 How to Dig Your Marital Grave in the Quickest Possible Way 8 Min
2 Love and Let Live 3 Min
3 Do This and You’ll Be Looking Up the Time-Tables to Reno 5 Min
4 A Quick Way to Make Everybody Happy 4 Min
5 They Mean So Much to a Woman 3 Min
6 If you Want to be Happy, Don’t Neglect This One 4 Min
7 Don’t Be a “Marriage Illiterate” 4 Min
In a Nutshell 2 Min