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Think and Grow Rich Paperback – February 4, 2017
This is the original 1937 version of Napoleon Hill's Classic Book: "Think and Grow Rich". To the greatest extent possible, the text and formatting have been kept exactly the same as in the original release with the exception of some minor formatting changes.
- Print length176 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBen Holden-Crowther
- Publication dateFebruary 4, 2017
- Dimensions5.98 x 0.41 x 9.02 inches
- ISBN-101912032996
- ISBN-13978-1912032990
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- Publisher : Ben Holden-Crowther (February 4, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 176 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1912032996
- ISBN-13 : 978-1912032990
- Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.98 x 0.41 x 9.02 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,237,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12,447 in Happiness Self-Help
- #15,417 in Success Self-Help
- #20,164 in Motivational Self-Help (Books)
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Napoleon Hill was born in Wise County, Virginia. He began his writing career at age 13 as a "mountain reporter" for small town newspapers and went on to become America's most beloved motivational author. His work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill established the Foundation as a nonprofit educational institution whose mission is to perpetuate his philosophy of leadership, self-motivation, and individual achievement.
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Customers find the book well-written and easy to read. They find the content insightful and thought-provoking, drawing on the experiences of successful individuals like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. Many consider it a classic and timeless resource that provides valuable insights and practical advice for today's world. However, opinions differ on the depth of the content, with some finding it detailed and scientifically sound, while others feel it's vague about certain concepts.
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Customers find the book easy to read and well-written. They say it's a good motivational text and worth studying. Readers appreciate the clear writing style and large font.
"...I loved the style of writing from the era, and even certain words that are not commonly used as much these days...." Read more
"...I have a great job, and a superb plan for the future...." Read more
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Customers find the book insightful and valuable. They say it draws on the experiences of successful individuals like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. The philosophy is an inspiration, and the book contains all the steps to discovering one's self. It provides thought-provoking concepts and real-world application that apply just as much. Readers appreciate the ideas of removing fear, tapping into the spiritual faculty of man, and organizing thoughts. The book outlines a process for training the mind to achieve one's purpose.
"...I otherwise loved so much of the writing. There were many inspirational stories and ideas about how to succeed that are as valid today as they were..." Read more
"...had a lot of the qualities which this book seeks to develop: setting goals, concentrating, and --- perhaps above all --- being persistent and never..." Read more
"...I KNEW WHAT I WANTED, DEVELOPED A PLAN, AND EXECUTED THE PLAN. Throw in a few prayers here and there and you've got the gist of what Hill explains...." Read more
"...Which is really a good rule for anything in life, if you want something persist in asking for it as many as four times. On Education..." Read more
Customers find the book offers good value for money. They say it teaches the real value of success and the roadmap to achieve true wealth. The book helps readers obtain the right mindset about money and how it can impact them. Many consider it one of the best books on making money they have read. It's an easy read using basic and proven sales techniques.
"...life lessons from some of the most powerful spiritual leaders, wealthiest capitalists, and productive men and women who have achieved great things..." Read more
"...and LIVING the principles Napoleon Hill shares can ONLY lead to true WEALTH, from the inside out!..." Read more
"...Napoleon Hill is so insightful and teaches so much about finance...." Read more
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"...I also found this version to be amazingly unique as it was written in 1937 right after the great depression...." Read more
"This book is a definitive classic and is really focused on how to manage oneself in order to enjoy a productive and successful life...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2014On many levels, I enjoyed and learned very much from the reading of this book. Despite the book's age, there are many relevant lessons that apply today just as much as when the book was written. There are many applicable lessons to be learned from Think and Grow Rich. I loved the style of writing from the era, and even certain words that are not commonly used as much these days. There is a good chance that I will be reading this again one day.
I am particularly pleased that I read the unedited original version. I can't fathom someone who would want to read the newer "politically correct version." Part of the learning benefit from this book comes from reading it as it was originally intended, so as to compare the great and profound ways that we have changed as a society and as people on so many levels. In contrast, there are ways of humanity that have endured consistently with the human experience overall.
This book is not without aspects that I disagree with though, one for instance has Napoleon stating a most preposterous reason for why men become bald:
"Baldheaded men, for example, are bald for no other reason than their fear of criticism. Heads become bald because of the tight fitting bands of hats which cut off the circulation from the roots of the hair."
Despite such a silly statement, I appreciated reading it for the main reason that he, as we all do in our respective era, have imperfections that we cannot help. This era no doubt predated the discovery that male pattern baldness is in fact genetic. He goes on to say that men also lose their hair because their hats are "too tight."
A passage shortly after boasts a huge stereotype about women by saying:
"But it must not be supposed that women are free from the fear of criticism. If any woman claims to be superior to man with reference to this fear, ask her to walk down the street wearing a hat of the vintage of 1890."
I am certainly not offended by this, but in fact appreciated reading it in the unedited version because we get a real sense of where people and society were at in this day. On one hand, many women of today still care very much about fashion, on the other, some would be repulsed by what here is a massive generalization, as if women only would care about fashion and nothing else. Furthermore that women evidently couldn't be imagined as fearing criticism of things more commonly known to men in the day like differing politics, or equality in the workplace etc. just as a few examples.
It's obvious that Napoleon intended to be speaking predominantly to men with this book even though the lessons are surely potentially relevant and empowering to women for all the same reasons that they are good for men. It's also for sure that some women will not be able to get through this book because of it, but as I said, such social distinctions and observations are riveting for me to realize, and I would suggest that enlightened women read it and appreciate it for the same reasons.
Despite these two silly aspects that stood out like sore thumbs, I really did get very much profound meaning out of this reading. It is certainly catered more to men than women, and the sexism is readily apparent in this way. However, this is not a reason not to read this book. It could be seen as a reason to read it indeed because I get a strong sense that we have progressed as a society. This philosophy book of success shouldn't merely be about success, but we should also be able to measure our own progress as a society by reflecting upon some of the obviously sillier things that are written here, of which there are few to be sure.
I otherwise loved so much of the writing. There were many inspirational stories and ideas about how to succeed that are as valid today as they were in 1936.
I'm not going to summarize the whole book, except to reiterate once more that there are many insightful and powerful life lessons within that can help both men and women succeed.
If I thought this book were boring or inherently for the most part dogmatic, I would not be able to finish it. It easily sparked and kept my interest which made it easy to get through. No problem. It was well worth the money. I wouldn't spend a penny on the edited version.
4.5 Stars might be just about right, but nonetheless, this was different, special and memorable for me to read.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2009This is a very unusual book. When I first encountered it as a young man, I hastily filed it in the category of "get-rich-quick" books, which I despised. Revisiting it decades later forces me to admit that there must be something to this book.
For one thing, glance through the reviews here. There are so many positive reviews which say "This book worked for me," and the negative reviewers basically say, "I read it and I think it's junk" or "I read it and nothing happened." Negative reviews which just say "I read the book" strike me as nearly self-contradictory, because you cannot read this book without realizing that the author himself says, many times, that just "reading" --- processing it through your rational brain --- will accomplish precisely nothing. The book is a blueprint for action, and if you don't take the action yourself, nothing will happen.
Still, I know a lot of people who have grown rich without doing any of the advanced practices recommended here. But I have to admit, those people had a lot of the qualities which this book seeks to develop: setting goals, concentrating, and --- perhaps above all --- being persistent and never quitting.
Another thing strikes me as curious at the age of 62: I have three brothers, and all four of us have reached the goals we set as children. The goals were very, very different, but it reminds me of the old saying, "Beware of the dreams of your youth, because they just might come true."
So there is a lot of valuable stuff in this book. You don't have to make wealth your goal. One of the keys may lie in the question, "What is the meaning of life?" It's a question which needs to be answered, individually, by everyone who does not want to simply drift through life. Once you know your own answer, you may have formulated a Desire (as Hill would say).
It should be pointed out, also, that this is NOT a get-rich-quick book. If anything, it is a get-rich-slowly book. And, after all, if you do want to accumulate a few million bucks, don't you think you had better have a definite desire, accompanied by a real-life plan, as well as complete concentration on that plan, and complete tenacity/perseverance? After all, you're going up against competition which may well have all of these! As Napoleon Hill points out, what is truly fanatastic is people who think that this is all going to happen through luck. What's even worse, if it does happen through luck (e.g. winning a lottery): well, how many people hold on to that money and go on to become truly wealthy? Isn't it less than one percent? And how many people win a lottery and subsequently turn up broke again?
In sum, I really have only one serious question about the book and its recommended methods, and that is, "Can you fake it?" That is to say, can you take a whim that occurred to you a week ago (say, to become a superb chef) and actually talk yourself into trying to make it happen --- if it is not, in fact, your key goal in life? I don't know, but I strongly suspect that the answer is "No." You'd get tired of chasing your phony goal very quickly indeed, and then you could say that you tried the book's methods, and they failed.
So --- before buying this book, do try to figure out what you most want out of life. If it is a great pile of money, you could hardly go wrong here. I think the book could also help in attaining other goals, but the title is not accidental.
--- one additional thought ---
I have worked as an English teacher for a decade or more, and have been immersed for most of my life in the struggle to learn foreign languages. It is only now that I suspect that the language teacher's focus on repetition is designed to drive the language into the student's "unconscious mind." We understand very little about the human mind, but this struck me as interesting: you speak and hear a foreign language just as you speak and hear your own language --- through some part of your mind which is most certainly not the "conscious mind."
Thinking about that, I came to suspect that the idea of auto-suggestion, REPEATED day after day after day, might indeed have some merit.
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Felipe dos SantosReviewed in Brazil on December 1, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Think and Grow Rich
Conhecimento compartilhado e observância para entender como o mundo funciona, sendo necessário tirar as ideias do papel e perseverar. Excelente livro com ensinamentos concretos.
- Fabrice Q.Reviewed in Canada on November 26, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read, offering solid, concrete advice to achieve with a positive mental attitude
I love reading books that offer practical lessons, and Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is one that definitely delivers. Whenever I find something insightful, I mark it with a post-it, and this book earned a record 21 post-its for me!
Napoleon Hill, the master of Positive Mental Attitude (PMA), shares valuable lessons like the importance of persistence, how to build and use self-confidence, how to handle failure, and how to prepare for and share your success. His approach is simple and approachable, with a mix of teachings, examples, and actionable tips that you can apply to your life to achieve success.
It’s an easy and enjoyable read, offering solid, concrete advice to help anyone looking to unlock their potential and achieve their goals.
Overall, a great read that I highly recommend!
Fabrice Q.An enjoyable read, offering solid, concrete advice to achieve with a positive mental attitude
Reviewed in Canada on November 26, 2024
Napoleon Hill, the master of Positive Mental Attitude (PMA), shares valuable lessons like the importance of persistence, how to build and use self-confidence, how to handle failure, and how to prepare for and share your success. His approach is simple and approachable, with a mix of teachings, examples, and actionable tips that you can apply to your life to achieve success.
It’s an easy and enjoyable read, offering solid, concrete advice to help anyone looking to unlock their potential and achieve their goals.
Overall, a great read that I highly recommend!
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Paulina TiradoReviewed in Mexico on May 23, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro
Muy buen libro, muy completo con información interesante, lo único es que hay mucha información basada en contexto antiguo lo cual no aplica , los ejemplos que se usan son de otra época
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VicReviewed in Italy on February 19, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Un Classico Intramontabile per il Successo!
Ho letto "Think and Grow Rich" di Napoleon Hill e posso dire che è un libro che ha avuto un impatto enorme sulla mia mentalità:
🔹 Un approccio mentale potente: Hill ci guida attraverso i principi fondamentali per ottenere il successo, non solo finanziario, ma anche personale. La chiave è sviluppare una mentalità positiva, focalizzata sugli obiettivi e sulla perseveranza.
🔹 Principi applicabili alla vita quotidiana: I concetti presentati nel libro sono universali e applicabili in ogni aspetto della vita, dall'imprenditoria alla crescita personale. Hill esplora l'importanza di avere un obiettivo chiaro, la forza del desiderio e l'autodisciplina.
🔹 Motivazione continua: Ogni capitolo è ricco di spunti motivanti che ti spingono ad andare oltre le tue paure e a lavorare costantemente per i tuoi sogni. È il tipo di libro che ti fa sentire ispirato e pronto a prendere il controllo della tua vita.
🔹 Strategie collaudate: Hill raccoglie lezioni apprese da persone di successo, come Thomas Edison e Henry Ford, trasformandole in strategie pratiche per la realizzazione dei tuoi obiettivi.
💡Nel complesso, "Think and Grow Rich" è un libro che ogni persona ambiziosa dovrebbe leggere. Non solo fornisce consigli pratici, ma cambia anche la tua mentalità, insegnandoti che il successo è un risultato diretto dei tuoi pensieri e azioni. Un must-read per chiunque voglia raggiungere grandi traguardi! 💡🚀
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didi F.Reviewed in Germany on February 19, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Interessantes Buch
Ein sehr interessantes Buch