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Summary: A Classic to Read Once
Review: This book is a classic and one that everyone should read once, but I found it's ideas to be too simple and too repetitive to ever deserve a second read... which is my personal idea of a truly great, classic book.Told as a story... a set of parables, I found it to be only mildly entertaining as it slowly revealed it's 10 or so success principles. This book is a short and easy read, yet I still, about halfway through, wanted it to speed up and give me more "meat". I guess my main problem with the book, although it does have important, timeless financial information... is that it is not short and easy enough. The ideas one actually walks away with could have been written on one page instead of the 140+ pages used.
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Summary: very good but shiping too long
Review: the book was very good but the shiping took forever I waited for the book for 2 weeks.
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Summary: This is a BOOK that can CHange your life.
Review: This book has changed my life. I followed the instructions, and it has made a remarkable impact on my life. On a scale of 0 to 5. I rate it a 10! Absolutely STELLAR!
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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant
Review: This is a fantastic book. I loved the old English style of writing. It is a must read for anyone who does not pay themselves first. The concepts in this book are timeless. The book of Proverbs also has a fair amount of wisdom on money. You would do well to read both. The stories presented in this book are both entertaining and educational and I would highly recommend this book to anyone open to changing their mindset about money. This would be a terrific gift for a college or high school student who is not well versed on how the proper or improper use of money can determine your financial fate
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Summary: Measured and found wanting..........
Review: Rev 17:5
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
KJV
Babylon had a lot going for it, especially prosperity, however I find that the mighty city did not have God and to me that is a very disapointing issue. I found this book a great resource in proverbs and insights into monetary principles. I measured this book against "The Greatest Salesman in the World" and found it wanting. I did pick up a handful of insights and for that I would reccomend the book at fair market value. I believe the Christian would find more information on Godly wealth in Proverbs. ~Job 36:11
11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
KJV
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Summary: A primer on personal economics.
Review: This is an interesting book. To begin with, I believe than any book, even a bad book, has some useful truth that will benefit anyone. However, this book is a good book, despite its rater offish title. For non-Christians “Babylon” is a Biblical term for worldliness and all things evil. But that one objection aside, I think that this book on finances is useful for anyone. This book is written in a pseudo-scripture, or pseudo-ancient text approach that Nietzsche used in “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.” The benefit of this approach is that it gives the truths an air of mystique, so you pay attention. Clason even uses some of the awkward Elizabethan phrase constructions and Hebraisms found in the King James Version of the Bible. SO expect the reading to be a little different than say, Idiots guide to personal Finances, or the Motley Fool money guides. But if you can get caught up in the mystique and mythic feel of the book, then you can go ahead. Yes, this book covers a lot of basics that may be common sense to some people. But our economic education in this country is substandard that some people do not even know the basics. Shakespeare pointed out in Sonnet 66 that simple truth at times is miscalled simplicity, and I hope the simple truths in this book are not overlooked because they may be basic. Indeed this book is a primer on basic personal economics—say Economics 99. But you need to start somewhere, and this book provides a basic plan for anyone new to managing money correctly. There are some pieces missing, such as resisting the temptation to buy on credit, or worldliness in general, or how to invest wisely in the stock market, but the basics are covered here. Get this book for your teenagers, and have them memorize the seven “Rules of Acquisition” on the fly page. Then have them outline every chapter, to engrain the principles in your heart and minds. They will thank you later on, when their friends have $20,000 in credit card debt.
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Summary: A must on your bookshelf of business development
Review: After buying Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich make sure you purchase this book. It is also a must if you are serious about building your business.
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Summary: Quick read, good ideas, could use more meat on action items
Review: This book is great for people who tend to make a decent amount of money but foolishly squander it. It is written in some older English, but it is not too difficult to follow since the stories are easy reads. It mainly talks about ten key ideas. 1. Save 10% of what you earn
2. Don't get involved in investments that you do not understand or don't invest in someone else' idea unless it is in the area of their expertise
3. Don't gamble or get involved with quick rich campaigns
4. Focus your energies on improving what you do so that you can increase your earnings
5. Be true to your word - pay back debts and build relationships
6. Invest wisely - mainly invest in your area of expertise or with a good friend in his or her area of expertise
7. Be decisive - don't take too much time in deciding an investment is right. If you wait too long, the opportunity may be gone. This is a fine line because you don't want to rush in either.
8. Invest in yourself so that you can improve your skills in the future
9. Be a person of action - luck comes along with hard work
10. Have a strong determination that you will succeed. The book was a very quick read - I read it in about hour or so. Much of it was a bit repetitive - I guess it helps to ensure that you got the points. Honestly, I thought I would get a lot more out of this book. I already knew of most of ideas, and in the places where I could use some help like being decisive it did not give me suggestions to improve in that area. I guess it will just take some more practice on my part. I would suggest stopping by your local library to pick up this book. If you like it enough, go out and get it and add to your collection.
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Summary: Fantastic Book!
Review: This is a great book and a must read. It definently helps you get out of debt and live a financially secure life. Just follow the principles outlined in this book. This book you should also own and not just borrow, because you will read it over and over again. It's a must!
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: There is nothing new here in this book. If I were to be cruel, the messages of 'save 10% of your income', 'pay yourself first', and 'get out of debt as quickly as possible' are all old news. Any personal finance book worth it's salt will rehash those points over and over again.... The Richest Man in Babylon is not like those other books. In it, George Clason manages to take these dry topics and wrap them in an entertaining package. Lets face the facts, reading a 'for dummies' book, and 6 other books that pontificate to you on the virtues of saving 10% of your income may be important, but the presentation will not allow you to *believe*, and therefore these basics will never go from your *head* to your *heart*. That is where this book shines. It is not even a continuous story, but several stories linked together by common threads, from different times and points of view. The version I read even changed typestyles between chapters to further emphasize the change in POV. The lessons are presented as if the reader were learning about people physically living in Babylon, and not only does the color and warmth of the message allow it to *stick* in your head, but it's almost as if that little light comes on, and you say "so _that's_ what they've been talking about." Having lessons presented by example, even if it is a fictious example, allows the reader to truly understand and take them to heart. This is an outstanding book, and a required addition to anyone's personal finance library.
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