How to Win Friends and Influence People – The Bestselling Guide to Success with 15+ Million Copies SoldAbout the Author Dale Carnegie (November 24, 1888 November 1, 1955) was a celebrated American author and self improvement guru. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he built himself a successful career as a traveling salesman before moving on to teach public speaking at a New York YMCA in 1912. His course was a hit, and within two years he had moved out of the YMCA and founded the Dale Carnegie Institute to accommodate the huge demand for his