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"How to win friends and influence people"

It's a great book, however it creates one problem, when all of the advice is implemented. It makes you a perfect listener, but doesn't mention the imbalance it can cause.

Do you know of any better books than that one

As a non-American it felt incredibly manipulative and I can see how it has been weaponized by salespeople.

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius continues to inspire me, no matter how many times I read it. Incredible stuff.

Hey hey! Had the same experience with Screwtape Letters + Meditations

There is a lot of debate as to the accuracy and provenance of Meditations. It wasn’t really directly mentioned until the 10th century and it is unknown how true to anything Marcus said our current edition is.

Agree with all the ones in the list except #3