How to Win Friends and Influence People

This book by Dale Carnegie has been genuinely recommended 4 times across 4 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Guy Fieri, Oz Pearlman, Richard Wiseman, guest. It comes up in conversations about brain health, exercise & strength, productivity & performance, sleep. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Dec 2019 and the most recent from Oct 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Available for the first time ever in trade paperback, Dale Carnegie's enduring classic, the inspirational personal development guide that shows how to achieve lifelong success. One of the top-selling books of all time, "How to Win Friends & Influence People" has sold more than 15 million copies in all its editions.

• “It's like How to Win Friends and Influence People. It's a book I've read over and over and over.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “a book I've read over and over and over”
  Oz Pearlman · The Diary of a CEO · Oct 202500:39:47

  Said during "Oz Pearlman (Mentalist): This Small Mistake Makes People Dislike You! They Do This, They’re Lying!". The episode features Oz Pearlman: World-leading mentalist and Dragons' Den (USA) regular who walked away from a Merrill Lynch Wall Street job to perform. He has appeared dozens of times on CNBC and headlines for corporate and celebrity audiences, and is author of the book Read Your Mind. Mentalist Oz Pearlman reveals how reading people, killer memory, and beating the fear of rejection drive real-world success.

• “that was a book that changed my life when I was young... How to win friends and people... I made them all read the book.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “a book that changed my life”
  Guy Fieri · The Joe Rogan Experience · May 202501:40:22

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2323 - Guy Fieri". The episode features Guy Fieri: Spiky-haired Food Network superstar behind Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy's Big Bite, and Tournament of Champions. A self-taught chef turned restaurateur, brand-builder (Knuckle Sandwich, Flavor Town), and major philanthropist for first responders, veterans, and the disabled. Guy Fieri tells Joe Rogan how a joke audition tape launched Triple D, then they riff on food, AI, evil, and the afterlife.

• “i got into psychology partly through the magic but also partly through dale carnegie how to win friends and influence people”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “they are two of the greatest books ever written”
  Richard Wiseman · The Tim Ferriss Show · May 202201:03:17

  Said during "Richard Wiseman on Lessons from Dale Carnegie, Mentalism, The Psychology of the Paranormal, and More". The episode features Richard Wiseman: Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, former professional magician, and author of bestselling books (The Luck Factor, 59 Seconds, Paranormality) with psychology YouTube videos (Quirkology) exceeding 500 million views. Psychologist and magician Richard Wiseman on the science of luck, lying, dreams, the paranormal, and why so many famous studies are myths.

• “there's a no-fail carnegie 1936 how to make friends and how to influence others has the entire pipe or just read it and you're done”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “just read it and you're done and usually apply it every day”
  guest · Lex Fridman Podcast · Dec 201900:21:51

  Said during "Sebastian Thrun: Flying Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast #59". The episode features Sebastian Thrun: Roboticist, computer scientist, and educator who led Stanford's DARPA-winning autonomous car and the Google self-driving car program. He co-founded Udacity and is CEO of flying-car company Kitty Hawk. Sebastian Thrun on building self-driving cars, flying cars, and democratizing education, plus why he loves being alive in this era.