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Re:Ask HN: What are you currently reading? Would you recomme... by incomingpain on Thursday November 03, 2022 @12:43PM (#33453704)
How to win friends and influence people by dale carnegie. My third read. should be mandatory reading for all people.

Started 'wealth of nations' by adam smith, it's 1281 pages long??? But what ive read so far is brilliantly delivered.

About 1/3rd through "zen and art of motorcycle maintenance", it's not about motorcycles. definitely another mandatory book.

about half way through 'rich dad poor dad' I feel like I already knew this; I grew up poor.

3/4 the way through 'bring up genius' which is polgar sisters' father.

2/3 the way through 'breath' by james nestor. Extremely convincing book, made the change, never going back.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you currently reading? Would you recomme... by dgloria on Thursday November 03, 2022 @12:55PM (#33453882)
I completely disagree with whatever Carnegie says. He takes the human element out of the business and puts profit above all. He sold life insurances on airplanes, just by betting on people's fear of death.
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