How to Win Friends and Influence People
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How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic self-help book that teaches practical techniques for improving interpersonal skills, building relationships, and positively influencing others.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T69296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Win Friends and Influence People Context triple: [Dale Carnegie, notableWork, How to Win Friends and Influence People]
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The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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B.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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C.
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer best known for his influential self-improvement and interpersonal skills book "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
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D.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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E.
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
"What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is a posthumously published autobiographical book by physicist Richard Feynman that collects personal anecdotes, reflections on science, and his role in the investigation of the Challenger disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Win Friends and Influence People Target entity description: How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic self-help book that teaches practical techniques for improving interpersonal skills, building relationships, and positively influencing others.
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A.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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B.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
-
C.
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer best known for his influential self-improvement and interpersonal skills book "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
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D.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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E.
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
"What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is a posthumously published autobiographical book by physicist Richard Feynman that collects personal anecdotes, reflections on science, and his role in the investigation of the Challenger disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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self-help book ⓘ |
| aim |
build better relationships
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improve interpersonal skills ⓘ increase personal effectiveness ⓘ positively influence others ⓘ |
| author | Dale Carnegie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
non-fiction
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self-help ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
revised editions
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summaries and study guides ⓘ |
| hasPart |
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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surface form:
Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment
How to Win Friends and Influence People self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fundamental Techniques in Handling People
How to Win Friends and Influence People self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking
How to Win Friends and Influence People self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Six Ways to Make People Like You
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| influenced |
business communication training
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modern self-help literature ⓘ sales training programs ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dale Carnegie’s public speaking courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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print ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
appeal to nobler motives
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avoid criticism, condemnation, and complaining ⓘ be a good listener ⓘ focus on others’ interests ⓘ give honest and sincere appreciation ⓘ give others a fine reputation to live up to ⓘ remember and use people’s names ⓘ see things from the other person’s point of view ⓘ |
| notableRecognition |
bestselling self-help classic
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one of the most influential self-help books of the 20th century ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
business context
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social interactions ⓘ |
| structure | principle-based chapters ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
business professionals
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general readers ⓘ salespeople ⓘ |
| topic |
influence
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interpersonal communication ⓘ leadership ⓘ personal development ⓘ persuasion ⓘ relationship building ⓘ |
| usedIn |
corporate training
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personal coaching ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: How to Win Friends and Influence People Description of subject: How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic self-help book that teaches practical techniques for improving interpersonal skills, building relationships, and positively influencing others.
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Fundamental Techniques in Handling People
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Six Ways to Make People Like You
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
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How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment
Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations
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Dale Carnegie's book "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
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Dale Carnegie
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Dale Harbison Carnagey
Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business
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How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
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