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Think and Grow Rich

Think and Grow Rich

byNapoleon Hill
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Nick W
5.0 out of 5 starsTIMELESS
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019
In your journey for success, and Ive read over 150 books on business and personal development, this is the godfather. The only true place to start. But be weary, because this book requests you physically do things outside of reading, such as writing your daily goals, writing your 6 steps and reciting them daily. You may consider these tasks mundane but this is the subconcious training that takes you from reading a book to changing your life. #DoTheWork requested in the book, otherwise it will be a waste of time to even read it.
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JB Reads A Lot
1.0 out of 5 starsSkip this book
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2018
If you're looking for an edge in your pursuit of success, skip this book. 20 years ago I bought this book and it's ideas hook, line and sinker; however, after spending two decades on application it's apparent that the principles in this book are mostly nonsense. I am only going to take the time to highlight two pieces of misinformation in this book: visualization, and "the secret."

This book touts visualizing your goals as a method to speed up/ensure attainment. Research shows that the opposite is true. Visualizing your goals and imagining how it would feel to have achieved them has been show to consistently reduce drive and motivation. This book is full of misinformation like this, that if diligently applied will be counterproductive.

There is "the secret" alluded to in this book, and the subject of a nonsense DVD and book by the same title. The most important warning that I can give someone younger, after 20 years of time wasted looking for secrets is this: the only free cheese is in a mouse trap. Secrets to success do NOT exist. Time spent looking for "secrets" or applying them is time that could be invested in getting better at the fundamentals of whatever arena you are in.

One of the most basic examples would be personal finance: the only people getting rich off the "secrets of wealth" are the people selling those "secrets." Ultimately there are just a handful of things that matter in personal finance - get out of debt, live on a budget, invest in assets with a decent balance of risk & return, have a rainy day fund (and funds for other things you know are coming - Christmas gifts, college, etc.).

This book is selling a fantasy that appeals to deep biases that all humans have. Do yourself a favor, skip this book.
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JB Reads A Lot
1.0 out of 5 stars Skip this book
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2018
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If you're looking for an edge in your pursuit of success, skip this book. 20 years ago I bought this book and it's ideas hook, line and sinker; however, after spending two decades on application it's apparent that the principles in this book are mostly nonsense. I am only going to take the time to highlight two pieces of misinformation in this book: visualization, and "the secret."

This book touts visualizing your goals as a method to speed up/ensure attainment. Research shows that the opposite is true. Visualizing your goals and imagining how it would feel to have achieved them has been show to consistently reduce drive and motivation. This book is full of misinformation like this, that if diligently applied will be counterproductive.

There is "the secret" alluded to in this book, and the subject of a nonsense DVD and book by the same title. The most important warning that I can give someone younger, after 20 years of time wasted looking for secrets is this: the only free cheese is in a mouse trap. Secrets to success do NOT exist. Time spent looking for "secrets" or applying them is time that could be invested in getting better at the fundamentals of whatever arena you are in.

One of the most basic examples would be personal finance: the only people getting rich off the "secrets of wealth" are the people selling those "secrets." Ultimately there are just a handful of things that matter in personal finance - get out of debt, live on a budget, invest in assets with a decent balance of risk & return, have a rainy day fund (and funds for other things you know are coming - Christmas gifts, college, etc.).

This book is selling a fantasy that appeals to deep biases that all humans have. Do yourself a favor, skip this book.
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1.0 out of 5 stars BE CAREFUL WHAT VERSION YOU BUY!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016
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Amazon has done us a huge disservice by lumping all the reviews for the various "original" versions of this book together. The version I purchased (black cover with money on the bottom, kindle version) is riddled with errors where the publisher evidently SCANNED the book in and then didn't bother to edit the results. Page numbers appear randomly in the middle of paragraphs, "m" appears where clearly "in" was intended and in some cases paragraphs just end in the middle of a sentence. This is a great book but some of the publishers have done a terrible job reproducing it and Amazon isn't helping by grouping very different copies together in the same review group.

I hope to update this review when I find a less crappy copy of this book, but avoid the version with the black cover with money on the bottom. (See pictures)
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1.0 out of 5 stars BE CAREFUL WHAT VERSION YOU BUY!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016
Amazon has done us a huge disservice by lumping all the reviews for the various "original" versions of this book together. The version I purchased (black cover with money on the bottom, kindle version) is riddled with errors where the publisher evidently SCANNED the book in and then didn't bother to edit the results. Page numbers appear randomly in the middle of paragraphs, "m" appears where clearly "in" was intended and in some cases paragraphs just end in the middle of a sentence. This is a great book but some of the publishers have done a terrible job reproducing it and Amazon isn't helping by grouping very different copies together in the same review group.

I hope to update this review when I find a less crappy copy of this book, but avoid the version with the black cover with money on the bottom. (See pictures)
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Nick W
5.0 out of 5 stars TIMELESS
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019
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In your journey for success, and Ive read over 150 books on business and personal development, this is the godfather. The only true place to start. But be weary, because this book requests you physically do things outside of reading, such as writing your daily goals, writing your 6 steps and reciting them daily. You may consider these tasks mundane but this is the subconcious training that takes you from reading a book to changing your life. #DoTheWork requested in the book, otherwise it will be a waste of time to even read it.
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Sanh Nguyen
1.0 out of 5 stars Nonsense
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018
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The content is nonsense, tons of rubbish included in the book. Two reasons why i rated this book so low are:
1. In a large portion of the book, the author praises his own work. He even included a letter (which cover pages) of which only purpose is praising the book itself and have nothing to do with the content. By the time I read that the 13 principles in this book will make me rich, I’d realized that the rest of the content would be all rubbish, and my prediction turned out to be right.
2. The point he makes is all misleading. Whenever he addresses any point, the author COMPLETELY and DELIBERATELY hides the opposite side of the arguments and just continue praising the greatness of his point and support by various examples which, every now and then, are falsified.
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Kyle Nicholson
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless life lessons from one of the greatest self-development authors
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016
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Despite the age of this book, I found the underlying lessons it contained to be highly relevant to my life today. The most valuable ideas I gathered from this book:
1) You cannot acquire great wealth without a concrete plan for attaining that wealth, a serious passion that compels you to act on your plan continuously, and great faith that your plan will allow you to succeed.
2) Many of the world's greatest achievers were passionate to the point of obsession, and in order to emulate their success you must cultivate a desire until it becomes an obsession.
3) Material success does not come solely as a result of knowledge acquisition, but rather from one's ability to organize and transform specialized knowledge such that it can be delivered to a wide audience in the form of a product or service.
4) Persistence often makes the difference between success and failure. It is a state of mind that is essential to success and can be overcome through effort.
5) One of the common attributes of highly successful people is the ability to reach decisions quickly and to change them slowly. Most of us are the opposite.
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Jake W.
1.0 out of 5 stars Forget it, go buy a real finance book
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2017
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This book is nuttier than a fruitcake. I turned a blind eye to some of the hippie stuff and pulled some useful lessons out of chapters one and two, but I couldn't make it any further. It reminds me of "The Secret," but maybe the first paragraph of chapter three would help explain:

"Faith is the head chemist of the mind. When faith is blended with the vibration of thought, the subconscious mind instantly picks up the vibration, translates it into its spiritual equivalent, and transmits it to Infinite Intelligence, as in the case of prayer."

What is this crap? If you want to learn how to manage your finances, go invest in books like "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," "The Richest Man in Babylon," or "The Automatic Millionaire." If you want to believe you can get rich by sitting in a circle in the woods singing Kumbaya and eating organic couscous and not bathing, this is the book for you.
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MsDee
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a real game changer!
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2017
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I chose to read this book because I have met several people who have read it and they say, it's a game changer . This book is filled with confirmation , spiritual truth , and wisdom beyond your imagination. Reading this book could change your life if you adhere to the philosophies of many great men; including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and the great Dale Carnegie. These brilliant business minds all used the philosophies put together in one book written by Napoleon Hill...This book is brilliant!
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Dave Baillie
5.0 out of 5 stars I Found this in a street gutter! But it is on my top shelf for life as the best ever personal growth books. Bought Kindle vers
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2017
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This book is a definitive classic and is really focused on how to manage oneself in order to enjoy a productive and successful life. This goes on the top shelf along with Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People for life long lessons on developing emotional intelligence and self-discipline although they were both written decades before the concept of EI was coined. Although first published in the early part of the 20th century, and while some terms are now dated, the concepts remain solid and this version has been revised with more modern stories of highly successful people. The stories which are intermixed within each chapter bring the concepts to life and keep the book lighter and more approachable. That said, this is a book worthy of study as each chapter addresses one of the key concepts or steps to leading a meaningful and productive life.

This one competes to be on any life list of personal growth/development books to study and re-read and ought to be on the mandatory read list for all youths who aspire to "do" anything with their lives - to heck with Grapes of Wrath (gasp!).

By the way, I after I purchased the kindle version, I found a hard copy abandoned along the beach bluffs and this "sign" inspired me to really dig into this book. It was nice to have the hard copy because when I find a book like this, I underline, notate and otherwise mark it up to highlight my personal take-aways. But I'm glad I also have the kindle so that I ALWAYS have it at my side. Buy both! (or perhaps you may find one in the gutter as I did).
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Dave Baillie
5.0 out of 5 stars I Found this in a street gutter! But it is on my top shelf for life as the best ever personal growth books. Bought Kindle vers
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2017
This book is a definitive classic and is really focused on how to manage oneself in order to enjoy a productive and successful life. This goes on the top shelf along with Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People for life long lessons on developing emotional intelligence and self-discipline although they were both written decades before the concept of EI was coined. Although first published in the early part of the 20th century, and while some terms are now dated, the concepts remain solid and this version has been revised with more modern stories of highly successful people. The stories which are intermixed within each chapter bring the concepts to life and keep the book lighter and more approachable. That said, this is a book worthy of study as each chapter addresses one of the key concepts or steps to leading a meaningful and productive life.

This one competes to be on any life list of personal growth/development books to study and re-read and ought to be on the mandatory read list for all youths who aspire to "do" anything with their lives - to heck with Grapes of Wrath (gasp!).

By the way, I after I purchased the kindle version, I found a hard copy abandoned along the beach bluffs and this "sign" inspired me to really dig into this book. It was nice to have the hard copy because when I find a book like this, I underline, notate and otherwise mark it up to highlight my personal take-aways. But I'm glad I also have the kindle so that I ALWAYS have it at my side. Buy both! (or perhaps you may find one in the gutter as I did).
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AmaOla
1.0 out of 5 stars The moral of the story - If you want to be rich be a JERK or write a pseudo-science book
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020
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When I first read the book I was naively excited about it.

But later on, I started to understand how decisive the data provided in this book is and how similar to all the self-help propaganda of today. It always sounds promising and enthusiastic to hear from self-help figures how to be successful according to their perceptions of how successful people got to where they are. However, this is not what the whole story is about - or even not the story at all.

Take for example, Mr. Thomas Edison who was frequently praised in this book by calling him 'the great'. I feel offended to hear about this man in our history books let alone this book. It is not always about money, as we do not want to take example of Edison who hired Nikola Tesla to fix and build his machines and did not pay him back, or the example of Edison who used to electrocute animals to prove Tesla's AC system is dangerous and frighten people.
Marconi was also celebrated in this book, the man who thieved Tesla's inventions and patents. Which in no surprise, Mr. Carnegie (Napoleon Hill's mentor) invested in Marconi's 'inventions' together with Edison. So you see how political this book is ? Go read the real stories elsewhere if you want to know how they actually got rich.

I find it hard to take the other stories in this book reliable or seriously. My feeling is that the book is merely a pseudo-scientific guide to improve ones self-esteem, and the stories are biased and subjective, similar to how the news is conceptualized nowadays and how the history books are written.

[The moral of the story - If you want to get rich be a jerk or become a pseudo-science ninja - it sells more than real science.]
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Karim Nienhuis
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Classic! Must read for every generation!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
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The amount of copies sold speaks volumes about the quality of this book in a way no review ever could, but for the sake of it here we go. First of all this was shipped very well by amazon in a little box arriving in perfect condition and far before the expected date, so very happy with that! The book itself is just a timeless classic, a must read for every generation. Despite being written in 1937 everything it contains still remains true til this day, almost everything 'Self Development' related contains influences from this book, it outlines the core principles of entrepreneurship, of starting your own business, wether big or small, this book covers it. Thats also where the 'this book might be worth a million dollars to you' slogan comes from, wich i often see misinterpreted, obviously nothing in this book can set you on a direct trajectory to make a million dollars, no book could ever do that, what it does is put you in the right mindset to make a million dollars (and more). It describes all the fundamentals needed to start whatever it is you desire to do, it doesnt even have to be financial. When reading this book you get a clear sense that the author, the late great Napoleon Hill, had an incredible drive and passion to make something truly unique & beneficial with this work. Somewhere in the later chapters he mentions looking out on broadway (the famous theater in manhattan) from the window view of his appartment while writing the lines i was reading and found myself going on google streetview to locate where he roughly must have been, moving the cursor so that i also had view on the great theater and felt some sort of 'connection trough time' if you will, i couldnt help but wonder if he could have imagined back than that his book would go on to influence a man in his late 20's, almost a 100 years later on the other side of the world, that it would sell over a 100 million copies. I would have loved to meet this man and get his take on the internet and the endless possibilities it provides, his opinion on amazon, etc. Sadly thats no longer possible as he passed away in 1970, but not before leaving us with a catalog of legendary books i highly recommend to all! especially 'The law of success' & 'Outwitting the devil' are must reads alongside this book, wich features thick white pages with clearly visible text that makes it a smooth & comfortable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Classic! Must read for every generation!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
The amount of copies sold speaks volumes about the quality of this book in a way no review ever could, but for the sake of it here we go. First of all this was shipped very well by amazon in a little box arriving in perfect condition and far before the expected date, so very happy with that! The book itself is just a timeless classic, a must read for every generation. Despite being written in 1937 everything it contains still remains true til this day, almost everything 'Self Development' related contains influences from this book, it outlines the core principles of entrepreneurship, of starting your own business, wether big or small, this book covers it. Thats also where the 'this book might be worth a million dollars to you' slogan comes from, wich i often see misinterpreted, obviously nothing in this book can set you on a direct trajectory to make a million dollars, no book could ever do that, what it does is put you in the right mindset to make a million dollars (and more). It describes all the fundamentals needed to start whatever it is you desire to do, it doesnt even have to be financial. When reading this book you get a clear sense that the author, the late great Napoleon Hill, had an incredible drive and passion to make something truly unique & beneficial with this work. Somewhere in the later chapters he mentions looking out on broadway (the famous theater in manhattan) from the window view of his appartment while writing the lines i was reading and found myself going on google streetview to locate where he roughly must have been, moving the cursor so that i also had view on the great theater and felt some sort of 'connection trough time' if you will, i couldnt help but wonder if he could have imagined back than that his book would go on to influence a man in his late 20's, almost a 100 years later on the other side of the world, that it would sell over a 100 million copies. I would have loved to meet this man and get his take on the internet and the endless possibilities it provides, his opinion on amazon, etc. Sadly thats no longer possible as he passed away in 1970, but not before leaving us with a catalog of legendary books i highly recommend to all! especially 'The law of success' & 'Outwitting the devil' are must reads alongside this book, wich features thick white pages with clearly visible text that makes it a smooth & comfortable read.
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