Think and Grow Rich

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It's a hit!

I LOVE this book. Anyone who wants to better themselves in business and create wealth from it needs to read this book. You can read it over and ove... (show more)

I LOVE this book. Anyone who wants to better themselves in business and create wealth from it needs to read this book. You can read it over and over whenever you need the motivation to keep truckin' and keep going with achieving your goals. I actually need a new one, because mine is torn up from use. An amazing tool! this book was first published in 1937 and it still going strong over 70 years later. If you don't know who Napoleon Hill is, he interviewed over 500 successful millionaires of his time:

Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Elmer Gates, Charles M. Schwab, Theodore Roosevelt, William Wrigley Jr, John Wanamaker, WIlliam Jennings Bryan, George Eastman, Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller, F. W. Woolworth, Jennings Randolph, among others to name a few.

What can we learn from these interviews today? A LOT.

Interestingly, in the newest editions, we read stories about modern day successes like Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Definitely my favorite business book. (show less)

 

 

by Pascale Le Bris

No, it's a flop!

Inspiring, at first - every bit as inspiring as everyone else says, but it wears thin toward the end. Indeed, the longer I think about this book th... (show more)

Inspiring, at first - every bit as inspiring as everyone else says, but it wears thin toward the end. Indeed, the longer I think about this book the more dramatically the core themes make me uncomfortable.
The obsession is clearly wealth, and though Mr. Hill tries to make his theory more broadly applicable by referring to loves, friendships and noble pursuits, none of these things sit as comfortably with his proposed methods as the pursuit of wealth does, and so the pursuit of wealth is inseparable from his attitude.

It is an interesting book, but if it weren't for the high praise heaped on it by entrepreneurs and businessmen the world over, I'd think of it as not much more than the usual "self help book".

Overall, it seems to me the worst sort of book; more than being a rubbish book with bad ideals, it is an uplifting and sympathetic book with bad ideals, and this means that people reading it without a defensively critical attitude could be duped into feeling that it could in fact be an instruction manual for happiness. (show less)

 

 

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  Wow, this is an excellent book. Great advice by someone who has studied great leaders throughout history, and particularly successful businessmen and women. Though written originally over 70 years ago, I think its truths are timeless.
  I particularly enjoyed his perspective on persistance, and the prevailing theme of the book, the power of our minds to control our success and destiny. I thought his chapter on sex, romance and love, and its influence on success very interesting, and his p... (show more)

  Wow, this is an excellent book. Great advice by someone who has studied great leaders throughout history, and particularly successful businessmen and women. Though written originally over 70 years ago, I think its truths are timeless.
  I particularly enjoyed his perspective on persistance, and the prevailing theme of the book, the power of our minds to control our success and destiny. I thought his chapter on sex, romance and love, and its influence on success very interesting, and his perspective on those themes was new to me. Good reading. Overall, I thought this book worth reading, and meditating on in many respects.
  I would caution Christian believers though, that his philosophies, for the most part sound, also have some error in them when looked at from a Christian or biblical perspective. He misses the mark completely when talking about the end of life. As a Christian I completely disagree with him on that.
  All in all, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to succeed, particularly in business, and I think everyone should take the personal inventory at the end. Being self-aware is very important to all of us. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook-användare on Sep 09, 2009 at 10:52PM

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  This book focuses on the BE of the Be-Do-Have principle and is a must read in success and personal development literature. This original version is great, however I also recommend picking up the 21st Century version with updated commentary. It will include modern day examples as well as more detail on Napoleon Hill and the other people he mentions in the book. If you have the time, read the original Think and Grow Rich first by skipping the editor's comments and then go back and read in its ... (show more)

  This book focuses on the BE of the Be-Do-Have principle and is a must read in success and personal development literature. This original version is great, however I also recommend picking up the 21st Century version with updated commentary. It will include modern day examples as well as more detail on Napoleon Hill and the other people he mentions in the book. If you have the time, read the original Think and Grow Rich first by skipping the editor's comments and then go back and read in its entirety. If not you can read it all the way through from the beginning, as this updated version includes several updated and modern stories are extremely helpful including more background on Mr. Hill and his struggles to get the book published. He truly lived the principles he presents. Most all of this information is useful because it is based on sound principles. Since the book is lengthy, I also highly recommend the CD audiobook. (show less)

   

   

  by Rollis Fontenot III on Jun 22, 2009 at 05:30AM

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