Think and Grow Rich

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Summary: Become successful
Review: If you're serious about wealth and success you MUST read this book. It has lasted for over 60 years and is still one of the top books of our time. I read this book years ago and can attribute a great part of my success to it. Entrepreneurs or corporate climbers can benefit from this book. The only other book on the market that offers as much is Stop Working by Rohan Hall. Both books should be read by you if your serious about becoming successful.

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Summary: Great book--Great foreward by Melvin Powers
Review: Over the years I have bought several copies of Think and Grow Rich but this particular edition, original unabridged version is perhaps the best and my personal favorite.

Think and Grow Rich is without a doubt one of the most prestigious and beloved books in the field of motivational literature. This version is a reprint of the original, unabridged, classic edition of Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill. No doubt, Think and Grow Rich has helped shape the lives of millions of people around the world. Perhaps moreso than any other book ever.

In Think and Grow Rich, Napolean Hill shares his brilliant philosophy and practical techniques for achieving your financial goals, reaching your highest potential, and ultimately creating a life that brings you great personal happiness.

Think and Grow Rich will teach you how to harness the awesome mental magic of your mind. You are given a blueprint for self mastery. You learn that there are no limitations to what you can accomplish, only those you impose on yourself.

Napolean Hill said, "If you can conceive it, you can believe it." This precept has proven true repeatedly throughout history. Did we not send a man to the moon and accomplish other seemingly miraculous feats in many fields of endeavor? Every one of these feats began as an idea that was then transformed into reality. Think and Grow Rich shows youhow to transform your dreams into reality too.

Melvin Powers inspiring foreward and indicating how this great book transformed his life adds just on more great testimonial of the power behind Think and Grow Rich.

If you were to buy just one book on personal development, you wouldn't go wrong by making Think and Grow Rich that one and only book.

Thank you Napolean for sharing your wisdom!

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Summary: An all-time classic self-help book for seekers of success!
Review: There are only a handful of self-help, instructional books that have had a positive impact on several generations -- "Think & Grow Rich" is definitely on this exclusive list of all-time influential literary works. It explores and explains both the principles for achieving financial success as well as overall success in life. Napolean Hill's 25-year quest for these fundamental characteristics of success is based on the philosophies of the greatest and most influential achievers of that era. Principles outlined in this 1937 best-seller include desire, faith, imagination, persistence and probably the world's first, detailed, well-documented explanation of the power of "the sub-conscious mind" and "the sixth sense." A true multi-generational classic that is as informative and inspirational today as it was 60 years ago

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Summary: The unmentionable chapter...
Review: There's one chapter in this book that's either not mentioned or is glossed over in the modern re-do's. It's a chapter that gave me the fortitude to sometimes work for days without sleep in the emergency room, yet the summary booklet that I received with a modern recorded summary only hinted at the chapter. Even though Mr. Hill claimed this chapter holds the key to the best motivator available, the chapter is the chapter that cannot be named in the modern redo books and tapes that were offspring of Mr. Hill's work.

With over 200 glowing reviews about the book in general I couldn't agree more (this book and The Power of Postitive Thinking kept me on track through medical school and a few businesses). I've pulled it out frequently in good times and bad and plugged into the knowledge and strength of Mr. Hill. I won't waste more space explaining why it needs 5 stars. I would like to specifically testify to the wisdom in the unmentionable chapter...Chapter XI The Power of Sex Transmutation.

Who could get away with publishing a book in 2005 with a chapter subtitle like Mr. Hill used..."the worthlessness of money without women." Though the chapter is politically incorrect, the wisdom of the power of sex energy to motivate and energize when rechanneled to a worthy cause is undeniable.

For more on this subject, I recommend that you read Walden by Henry David Thoreau especially his chapter entitled, "Higher Laws." There's another book called "The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth" by Peter Kelder that explores this theme. Also, see "Anytime...for As Long as You Want: Strength, Genius, Libido, and Erection by Integrative Sex Transmutation" for more practical advice about how to plug into the power of Sex Transmutation.

Few seem to doubt the deep pure source of power and wisdom that comes from this book. Every part of it seems to bear the test of time, even the chapter that can't be named.

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Summary: The grandaddy of all personal development books
Review: Think and Grow Rich has been around since the 1930's and is without doubt the grandaddy of all personal development books right along with Dale Carnegies How To Win Friends and Influence People and Dr. Norman Vincent Peales The Power of Positive Thinking.

What makes Think and Grow Rich so outstanding is that it encapsulates the strategies of the most successful people living in Hills time and possibly the most successful people of all time.

Think & Grow Rich is not a "feel good" book, rather it is a book with facts and exercises to bring out your potential. All of the greats of today including Zig, Robbins, Waitley, Tracy, Les Brown and more all attribute Think and Grow Rich to helping them reach their sensational success.

I believe so strongly in this book that I am now giving it away as a accessory gift at weddings.

Think and Grow Rich has stood the test of time. The principles work only if you use them. Butu first, you have to know what to use. For that you need to read the book. It's great.

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Summary: The Elvis of Self-Help Offal
Review: Why do I say that this book is the Elvis of self-help offal? Because, quite literally, since its first printing some seventy or so years ago, it has spawned many objectionable pretenders to the throne. Some are unabashed plagiarizations of this book's contents, while others have profitted handsomely by distilling one or more of its useful concepts. You probably own more than a few of these books, and they probably reside in a box, tucked in the corner of your attic, closet or garage, where they quietly molder and gather dust. There have been, currently are, and most certainly will be many books like it, albeit disguised with catchy titles and stuffed with the latest and most trendy psycho-babble of the moment, but none will ever be truly the same as this book. Those who excel in their chosen professions not only know the secret it purports to 'show' the reader, but truly live it with every fiber of their being. This even I recognize now after gleaning the secrets of this book.

As for the contents of the book, it purports to have the secret formula for personal achievement, as divulged to Napoleon Hill by no less than Andrew Carnegie. In the grand tradition of all the great writers, Dr. Hill did not tell the reader the secret; rather, he showed it to the reader repeatedly by way of example. In fact, he divulged it in his foreword (and come to think of it, in the testimonials preceding the contents of the book). The book is the original source for such hackneyed sayings as, 'Never take NO for an answer', 'If you believe it, you can achieve it', 'Attitude determines altitude', and my personal favorite, 'A quitter never wins and a winner never quits'.

Every book rests on certain key assumptions, and every writer has his or her own biases, and these, in the context of Dr. Hill's subject matter, are fairly obvious. Yet, given that everyone has his or her own shortcomings, the contents of the book can be summed up in one sentence: the key to success, whether you define it materially or spiritually, is internal and not external. The entire book elaborates at length on this central point. Indeed, when you stare at the cover of the book, about one-half of the secret that it purports to teach stares you in the face. For the other half, which talks at length about the application of this secret, you will have to pick up a copy of the book and read for yourself.

While I did not agree with everything Dr. Hill professed, I did like the book overall. Even though I have no interest in riches (though I would not protest too much if they flowed my way as a result of my efforts), I nonetheless found the book quite useful. Indeed, I will include it as a permanent member of my professional armamentarium, in spite of some its more glaring flaws. I highly recommend it to those sincerely desiring to change for the better, and grow as an individual. In sum, this book, combined with The Thinker's Way by John Chaffee, will do much to aid anyone in gaining the most from efforts devoted toward self-improvement and personal development.


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Summary: Bugaboos of the Mind Revealed
Review: Why do some achieve great wealth when the vast majority wallow in poverty?

Napoleon Hill interviewed nearly 500 wealthy men (including steel magnate Andrew Carnegie) to determine the underlying causes of wealth. In addition, Hill interviewed thousands of financial failures to determine what drove them to poverty.

Think & Grow Rich is a remarkable text that outlines what Napoleon Hill learned from his vast number of interviews. Hill enables readers to emulate the traits of the wealthy while shunning those characteristics of the financially challenged.

Several highlights of the text are:

(1) Prerequisites to wealth acquisition include a statement of: (a) the amount of money desired (b) the sacrifice one is willing to give in exchange for the money (c) the deadline for obtaining the money (d) a definite plan for acquiring this money (e) a declaration of this statement twice daily once before sleeping and once after waking.

Hill remarks, "You may as well know, right here, that you can never have riches in great quantities unless you can work yourself into a white heat of desire for money, and actually believe you possess it."

(2) The subconscious mind can be a powerful ally (or foe) in the pursuit of wealth. One should truly believe that one will become wealthy and "the subconscious mind will hand over the plan that you need". This belief should be infused with emotion.

(3) Create a Master Mind group of encouraging individuals who can provide the specialized knowledge necessary to achieve wealth

(4) "Success requires no explanations; Failure permits no alibis"

(5) Common causes of failures include: Lack a well defined purpose in life, Lack of ambition, Lack of self-discipline, Procrastination, Lack of Persistence, Lack of decision.

(6) Persistence is absolutely critical to wealth. Hill mentions that "I had the happy privilege of analyzing both Mr. Edison and Mr. Ford ... I found no quality save persistence that even remotely suggested the major source of their stupendous achievements."

(7) To develop persistence one must have a: (a) specific goal with a yearning for its attainment (b) definite plan (c) mind closed against negative influences (d) friendly alliance with those who will encourage one to achieve the goal

(8) Sublimate your sexual urges to a yearning to accomplish your goals

(9) "You have absolute control over but one thing, and that is your thoughts"

This is a remarkable book that is a paean to the power of the mind and its ability to create wealth in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles ...

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Summary: Excellent! but the hardcover version is abridged
Review: Wonderful book, which inspires me and makes me think big and stay motivated. I love the unabridged version from wilshire book company. Unfortunately it comes only in paperback. I recently bought the hardcover, collector's edition. Unfortunately it is abridged, in some chapters several pages in total. The format in this book is among the best i've seen though. Leatherbound, goldedges etc. Anyway, great book!