"I knew I had everything to gain and nothing to lose by giving up the job I despised. I wasn't interested in making a lot of money, but I was interested in making a lot of living. In short, I had come to the Rubicon--to that moment of decision which faces most young people when they start out in life. So I made my decision--and that decision completely altered my future. It has made the rest of my life happy and rewarding beyond my most utopian aspirations."
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Dale Carnegie is known for his book "How to Win Friends and Influence People", which has been a perennial bestseller since its publication in 1936. Born in Missouri and educated at Warrensburg State Teachers College, Carnegie worked as a salesman and then moved to New York City where, beginning in 1912, he gave lectures on public speaking at the YMCA. He expanded his lectures to include getting along with people in business and social settings, and he emphasized the need for engineers and techni more...
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1888 Missouri, Plains States, Midwestern States, United States,
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I enjoyed it when I was 13 and it was the first self-help book I read