How this book was written and why / by Dale Carnegie ... 9 Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Most Out of This Book ... 18 PART ONE : FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN HANDLING PEOPLE CHAPTER 1 "IF YOU WANT TO GATHER HONEY, DON'T KICK OVER THE BEEHIVE" ... 26 CHAPTER 2 THE BIG SECRET OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE ... 40 CHAPTER 3 "HE WHO CAN DO THIS HAS THE WHOLE WORLD WITH HIM. HE WHO CANNOT WALKS A LONELY WAY" ... 54 PART TWO : SIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU CHAPTER 1 DO THIS AND YOU'LL BE WELCOME ANYWHERE ... 76 CHAPTER 2 A SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION ... 91 CHAPTER 3 IF YOU DON'T DO THIS YOU ARE HEADED FOR TROUBLE ... 100 CHAPTER 4 AN EASY WAY TO BECOME A GOOD CONVERSATIONALIST ... 110 CHAPTER 5 HOW TO INTEREST PEOPLE ... 123 CHAPTER 6 HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU INSTANTLY ... 128 PART THREE : TWELVE WAYS TO WIN PEOPLE TO YOUR WAY OF THINKING CHAPTER 1 YOU CAN'T WIN AN ARGUMENT ... 146 CHAPTER 2 A SURE WAY OF MAKING ENEMIES - AND HOW TO AVOID IT ... 154 CHAPTER 3 IF YOU'RE WRONG, ADMIT IT ... 168 CHAPTER 4 THE HIGH ROAD TO A MAN'S REASON ... 176 CHAPTER 5 THE SECRET OF SOCRATES ... 189 CHAPTER 6 THE SAFETY VALVE IN HANDLING COMPLAINTS ... 196 CHAPTER 7 HOW TO GET CO-OPERATION ... 204 CHAPTER 8 A FORMULA THAT WILL WORK WONDERS FOR YOU ... 213 CHAPTER 9 WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS ... 218 CHAPTER 10 AN APPEAL THAT EVERYBODY LIKES ... 227 CHAPTER 11 THE MOVIES DO IT. RADIO DOES IT. WHY DON'T YOU DO IT? ... 234 CHAPTER 12 WHEN NOTHING ELSE WORKS, TRY THIS ... 239 PART FOUR : NINE WAYS TO CHANGE PEOPLE WITHOUT GIVING OFFENSE OR AROUSING RESENTMENT CHAPTER 1 IF YOU MUST FIND FAULT, THIS IS THE WAY TO BEGIN ... 246 CHAPTER 2 HOW TO CRITICIZE - AND NOT BE HATED FOR IT ... 253 CHAPTER 3 TALK ABOUT YOUR OWN MISTAKES FIRST ... 256 CHAPTER 4 NO ONE LIKES TO TAKE ORDERS ... 261 CHAPTER 5 LET THE OTHER MAN SAVE HIS FACE ... 263 CHAPTER 6 HOW TO SPUR PEOPLE ON TO SUCCESS ... 267 CHAPTER 7 GIVE A DOG GOOD NAME ... 273 CHAPTER 8 MAKE THE FAULT SEEM EASY TO CORRECT ... 277 CHAPTER 9 MAKING PEOPLE GLAD TO DO WHAT YOU WANT ... 281 PART FIVE : Letters That Produced Miraculous Results ... 288 PART SIX : SEVEN RULES FOR MAKING YOUR HOME LIFE HAPPIER CHAPTER 1 HOW TO DIG YOUR MARITAL GRAVE IN THE QUICKEST POSSIBLE WAY ... 302 CHAPTER 2 LOVE AND LET LIVE ... 311 CHAPTER 3 DO THIS AND YOU'LL BE LOOKING UP THE TIME-TABLES TO RENO ... 315 CHAPTER 4 A QUICK WAY TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY ... 320 CHAPTER 5 THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO A WOMAN ... 324 CHAPTER 6 IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY, DON'T NEGLECT THIS ONE ... 327 CHAPTER 7 DON'T BE A "MARRIAGE ILLITERATE" ... 332 Words & Phrases ... 341