戴尔•卡耐基（Dale Carnegie，1888—1955年)

★20世纪最伟大的成功学大师

★美国现代成人教育之父

★著名演说家、心理学和人际关系学家

戴尔•卡耐基出生于1888年11月24日，逝世于1955年11月1日，享年67岁。

1904年，卡耐基高中毕业后就读于密苏里州华伦斯堡州立师范学院，他是全校600名学生中五六个住不起市镇的学生之一，四处打工弥补学费。1906年，戴尔•卡耐基一篇以《童年的记忆》为题的演说，获得了勒伯第青年演说家奖。这是他第一次成功尝试。 1908年，他成了全院的风云人物，在各种场合的演讲赛中大出风头。1908年毕业后，他受雇做了一名推销员，后来又以贩卖火腿、肥皂和猪油为生。推销工作虽然很成功，但不合他的理想。他想过更有意义的生活。于是他将他一生中最重要、最丰富的经验，汇集在《人性的弱点》一书中。卡耐基一生结过两次婚，第一任夫人是一位法国女伯爵，婚姻仅维持了十年。第二任夫人姚乐丝•卡耐基于1944年和他结婚，是他的门徒和事业的继承人，并给他生一女孩，取名Donna（唐娜）。

戴尔•卡耐基毕生致力于人性问题的研究，创立独特的融演讲、推销、为人处世、智能开发于一体的成人教育方式。代表作《人性的弱点》《人性的优点》《美好的人生》《沟通的艺术》等风靡全球，被各个国家和阶层奉若经典，无数读者由此走上了成功之路。在他辞世半个世纪后，他的书仍占据美国《纽约时报》畅销榜前列，被誉为“人类出版史上的奇迹”。

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