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What are the selling secrets that raised Frank Bettger from initial failure to unparalleled success, and fame, as one of the highest paid salesmen in America? Encouraged to tell his story by admiring colleague Dale Carnegie, Bettger reveals his proven success formula so that you too can work magic with…

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Frank Betger was a sales guru before there were sales gurus! Most of his insights, despite being sixty years old, are still spot on and he influenced my sales consulting and writing career of thirty-five years and counting. Frank was a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals prior to becoming a sales guru and everyone will relate to his story of failure and how he made himself successful.

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