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		jstalin on July 16, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stephen Covey, "7 Habits" author, dies at 79 Although "7 habits" is good, Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence people" is still #1 for practical, real-world business and relationship advice, in my mind.

petdance on July 16, 2012 [–]

The problem with that is that far too few geeks are interested in winning friends or influencing people.

Still, the Carnegie book is great.

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