How to Enjoy your life and your job

there are definitely some really good tips in here: remember and use people's first names, don't be conservative with giving compliments, show interest in what other people are interested in, etc

but, as you might expect from reading the title, a lot of this book comes off as “How to Manipulate People 101”, which sort of left a bad taste in my mouth

How to win friends and influence people is a must-read book for every human whether he is enjoying social activities or not. It teaches you to have a better quality conversation with the person in front of you and helps you see the communication in another aspect.

In the book, you can find some basic concepts which you've never thought about individually like smiling more or having a genuine interest in the people's passion. Having in mind many of these things, I developed my existing relationships and made new ones faster and more insightful than before.