This book should really be called "How to be Outgoing and Why You
should like meeting New People". All that stuff about winning friends
and influencing people are just side effects that the author is using
to convince people that being outgoing and friendly is a good idea.
The title makes the book sound Machiavellian, but that's just not the
case. I wish I had read this in high school.
A quote from the book:
"Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves
respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves."