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I was shocked to discover that "How To Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie was heavily rewritten by his wife after his death. I had two copies of
by WalterBright 24d ago
I was shocked to discover that "How To Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie was heavily rewritten by his wife after his death. I had two copies of the book, and sure enough, one was the old version and the other the new. The new one did not withstand scrutiny.
- vintagedave 24d agoMay I ask: what was different? This is the first time I’ve heard of this and I’ve only seen what was, likely, the new edition.
- WalterBright 24d agoMy original copy was printed in 1977. His wife's version that I have was printed in 1981. Parts V and VI were removed from the wife's version.
- HelloMcFly 23d agoThe removed sections: 1. Letters That Produced Miraculous Results - cut because correspondence norms had massively changed between 1936 and 1981 2. Seven Rules for Making Your Home Life Happier - cut because its 1930s-era perspectives on marriage and domestic life didn't age that well Personally, I think some of the edits in the remaining sections are more controversial than the removal of those two sections. I think the revision lost quite a bit of Dale's charm and just felt a bit less idiosyncratic in a bad way.
- cantrevealname 24d agoHacker News' founder Paul Graham also recommends that you read the original version[1]. I'm curious to see examples of what was changed in the revision. I read it myself a long time ago, but I don't know which one it was and wondering if I missed out on the better version. [1] https://paulgraham.com/startupfaq.html https://paulgraham.com/startupfaq.html