Reviews of Think and Grow Rich

5.0 out of 5 stars An Incomparable Masterpiece!

Think and Grow Rich is in a class of it's own. There is no other book quite like it in the area of personal development and I DON'T THINK THERE EVER WILL BE AGAIN! Think & Grow Rich inspired me to start my own Financial Education Company, to empower me to become successful and to create balance in my life. I give out copies of Think & Grow Rich to my clients and I recommend it to anyone who wants maximum success and fulfillment in life.
By: C. Deangelo

5.0 out of 5 stars A LIFE CHANGING BOOK

I think it's safe to say that no other book has so positively influenced people like Think and Grow Rich has. And no other book has stood the test of time like Think and Grow Rich. Remember, this book was written back in the 1930's but remains a best seller today.

If you were to buy just 1 book, make it Think and Grow Rich.
By: A. Charles

5.0 out of 5 stars. Truly inspirational. The single best book I have ever read.

If you asked me to recommend to you the single best book I have ever read, my answer would be a very definite "Think and Grow Rich".

First published in 1937, this is the end product of two decades of research conducted by Napoleon Hill. His research started when Andrew Carnegie (the steel tycoon who was then the richest man on earth) gave him the assignment of organizing a Philosophy of Personal Achievement. Hill, who was a poor journalist, armed with just an introductory letter from Carnegie, set out to interview over five hundred successful people including Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, John D. Rockefeller, George Eastman, William Wrigley Jr. and Charles M. Schwab. Hill then revealed the priceless wisdom of his research in the form of the thirteen steps to success (in Think and Grow Rich) and the seventeen principles of success (in courses and lectures he conducted).

The concepts taught by Napoleon Hill transformed my life. Some of these include developing a definite purpose, building a Positive Mental Attitude (PMA), channeling the power of the sub-conscious mind and dealing with adversity. Everything he wrote about or talked about is thought provoking. He was wise, humble and funny. His philosophy is universal; he did not mix it with religion. The riches he referred to were more than money, for the Philosophy of Personal Achievement can be applied to anything in life.

Hill was well ahead of his time. This book has a chapter dedicated to some of today's most important issues - Specialized Knowledge, Decision Making, Imagination and Organized Planning (in which he deals with Leadership). He also has principles for Teamwork, Creative Vision, Health, etc.

This is a classic, and hence the examples are old (not to be confused with outdated). But they are as relevant today as they were in the early twentieth century. Here is an example from T&GR in the chapter on Desire:
On the morning after the Great Fire of Chicago (1871), a group of merchants on Chicago's State Street went into a conference to decide whether to rebuild their stores or leave Chicago. All but one decided to leave. The merchant who decided to stay pointed a finger to the remains of his store and said "Gentlemen, on that very spot I will build the world's greatest store, no matter how many times it may burn down." His name was Marshall Field and his store still exists, and in Hill's words is "a towering monument to that state of mind known as a burning desire." I lived in Chicago from 2002 through 2004 and worked three blocks away from this impressive store on State Street. Sometimes I would visit it or stand outside it to derive inspiration and be reminded of the power of desire. It is amazing that Hill describes "burning desire" with a story based on the Chicago Fire.

There are thousands of self-help books out in the market and hundreds of self proclaimed "gurus" who have made a living by copying the wisdom in Hill's books. As I went through some of those books I realized that there was not much in them that Hill had not already written about. I recommend quality over quantity. Instead of reading through many books, I recommend that you study the following works of Hill and internalize his wisdom:
1. The Think and Grow Rich Action Pack (1937) - I recommend the Action Pack edition,
2. Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success: The 17 Principles of Personal Achievement - this is an excellent guide to his principles,
3. Your Right To Be Rich [Unabridged] - this consists of 12 hours of live lectures covering the 17 principles, that Hill conducted in Chicago in 1954.

By internalizing, I mean studying in depth - analyzing the ideas, making notes and summaries. I own more CDs by Hill, but I believe that these 3 items make the perfect study plan on the Philosophy of Personal Achievement.
I am greatly indebted to Napoleon Hill. The purpose of my writing this is to spread awareness of his work so that more people can benefit from it. This, I believe is the best way in which Hill would have liked to have been repaid.
By A. Sharma 

Reviews of The Law of Success

5.0 out of 5 stars It sits on my nightstand next to my Bible.

I was a young, single mother headed who knows where. After reading this masterpiece in less than a year I had direction. In 5 years I had accomplished goals, and now I run my own company and am contributing to the world a worthwhile service.
By C. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Napoleon Hill an EXCELLENT read

Napoleon Hill was a truly AWESOME read! This book was a great help with my self-esteem, self-confidence, finance, positive thinking & attitude, as well as many other fine attributes. This would be a great read for someone in business, or anyone wishing to adjust attitude or learn more about human nature.
By: H. Rodrigues

5.0 out of 5 stars The all-inclusive, original success book!,

Napoleon Hill was commissioned by the richest man in the world at the time, Andrew Carnegie, to create an economic philosophy. Carnegie said philosophers had concentrated on morals, and there were plenty of moral philosophies, but not one economic philosophy, and it was a shame. Every person who had risen from poverty to wealth had to do it on his own, learning from the brutal (and slow) trial-and-error method. Carnegie thought that was wrong, and he challenged Napoleon Hill to correct it.

Carnegie then gave Hill letters of introduction to the most successful men of the time: Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, F. W. Woolworth, William Wrigley Jr., etc. Hill interviewed (and in some cases LIVED WITH) over five hundred extremely successful people, many of whom you have heard about, to discover what philosophy they used in succeeding. After twenty years of this kind of research, he created an adult education program. The writings for that program were eventually bound into eight volumes, and now they are all bound into one giant book. It's great. I'm the author of the book, Self-Help Stuff That Works, and I know from personal experience that the principles Hill writes about WORK! And he is fun to read.
By A. Vaughan

Reviews of Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude

5.0 out of 5 stars This was really helpful

I have read a lot of books like this and this one added to what I have been reading beautifully. It is very inspiring with a lot of solid tips.
By: P. White

5.0 out of 5 stars Attitude Determines Everything

Napoleon Hill's handbook to success demonstrates, once again, that one's attitude in life determines one's destiny; good or not so good. I hate to use the word "bad"; it sounds so negative.

The point that Hill drives home with this wonderful book is really quite simple and I suppose we all know it, but not everyone chooses to follow it.

However, if you present yourself in a positive, upbeat manner to people you come across in life, your chances of being successful in your endeavors are much greater than if you constantly complain about things. After all, who wants to deal with crybabies? It's one thing, if they're your own kids; it's another thing if you have to work with them. Their endless whining about everything drives people crazy. The solution is to avoid them; so they're not getting the job, or if they slipped into the organization by accident, they're not getting the promotion (unless they're the boss' kid).

Keeping a positive mental attitude will help guide you through life and help you make the right connections in pursuing your goals. It's just that simple. The best part about that is, having a positive mental attitude is on sale; in fact, it's absolutely no charge.
By: L. Underwood

5.0 out of 5 stars A positive success

Sometimes the best books on important subjects were the ones that were written at the beginning. This book is great, inspiring and very informative all at the same time. A PMA is important for anybody who is in business or in sales. It does seem that most business and success book were modeled after Mr. Hills work, so read the original information because I believe it is just as relevant as it was at 60 plus years ago. There is something in this book that you can use for whatever is going on in your life. This is a book that I read when I need to be inspired.
By: S. Bell