How To Win Friends And Influence People
From If Books Could Kill by Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
October 2, 2025 · 1h 10m
About this episode
The episode explores the principles of influence and communication as exemplified by Dale Carnegie and Calvin Coolidge.
Live like Dale Carnegie, neg like Calvin Coolidge. Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Self-help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern AmericaThe Positive ThinkersAge of industrial violence 1910-1915 : the activities and findings of the United States commission on industrial relationsRepresentation and Rebellion: The Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914–1942 ...
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Hosts: Michael Hobbes, Peter Shamshiri
Topics covered
- self-help
- influence
- communication
- historical figures
- industrial relations
Keywords
- Dale Carnegie
- influence
- self-help
- communication
- Calvin Coolidge
- industrial relations
- historical analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Self-help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America, The Positive Thinkers, Age of industrial violence 1910-1915 : the activities and findings of the United States commission on industrial relations, Representation and Rebellion: The Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914–1942
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