I expected a practical guide to managing personal finance, but got something a little kooky. On to the next one. :)

A lot of people I know speak very highly of this book. I disagree. It was so terrible I couldn't stomach finishing it. This is the early predecessor to the contemporary fantasy called "The Secret" - just think hard enough about what you want and it will happen. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that's bullshit. Regardless of what Napoleon Hill supposedly researched, desire alone is not a determinant of success.

Don't waste your time and energy on this book. Instead, go read "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" from Ramit Sethi for actionable advice on how to build your financial success, or "The Personal MBA" by Josh Kaufman for a real primer on how business works.

Napolian Hill, my favorite motivational and self help writer and speaker, studied for twenty years to put together this volume entitled "Think and Grow Rich."
This is a very practical manual wherein he explains a step by step process to attain riches, both of the finantial and spiritual natures.
I believe this is a must read for all especially for those who are entrapreneureal minded and not afraid to think for themselves.
Enjoy and Be Blessed.
Diamond

My 200th book! And proudly so.

I have to admit, I picked this book with an attitude of it being maximum three stars, and expecting just regular I-heard-it-before piece of motivational phrases and stories. Ha. My silliness continues to astonish me.

Unexpectedly, the book impacted me. Greatly. I started reading it as a very confused person, but now I have defined goals for my career and personal life. It has changed me, gave me a guidance that I really needed. And I am surprised a book can do that. But, maybe, I’ve just read it at the right time and place in my life.

First I must point out and compliment book’s structure. If you, just like me, adore lists — this is the book. As an example, there are lists of “symptoms of lack of persistance”, “thirty major causes of failure”, “the major attributes of leadership” and so many more. The information is organised, thighly summed up and is perfect for learning.

The book is also practical, it gives you useful steps you should take and even has advice on CV. But, mostly, it is about your mindset, attitude and limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from having better things in life. And, if you ask me, mindset is more important than your CV.

Overall, unexpectedly great, as stingy as I felt to give it 5 stars, the last chapters just made me do it. I recommend. Wholeheartedly.
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“Riches don’t respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.”

When my dad introduced me to this book he made it sound like every second I wasn't reading it was wasted. I was skeptical. After all, the book was written in 1960, and I hadn't ever heard of it. But I gave it a try, just so my dad would drop it.
What I discovered is that rich people are rich because they're eccentric. Well, maybe not eccentric, but definitely obsessed with the idea of making money. I guess the one good thing this book did for me was help me realize what it would take for me to become rich. I'd have to forget distractions, such as my family, my church, and my health, and develop an all-consuming lust for wealth. The bottom line is that if I want money I have to love it and hunger after it and dream about it every waking minute of my life. I think Napoleon is right. Anyone that obsessed with money probably will get rich sooner or later. But I read another good book recently that took a slightly different view. "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Admittedly, the principals of "tunnel-vision" and psychotic-level tenacity can work with other goals in your life. But the only healthy obsession I can think of is one of reaching out to those around you, lifting up the downtrodden, and in fact laying up treasures in heaven. Why would I need this book to tell me how to do that when we've already got one that does its job pretty well.
I think the sequel to this book should be entitled, I'M FINALLY RICH: SO WHY AM I NOT HAPPY?

A good Self help book which shows that thinking and what you think in your mind can change everything. This book shows that having desires can only help you achieve your goals. Thinking fiercely that you want to Be rich is the only way to become rich. If u don't think about it then its not gonna happen. I got this classic book for free on Kindle store (on 29 JAN 2020)

One more book I can't believe is written years ago (1937) because it feels right in time NOW.
He was so ahead of his time with his understanding of how changing ones mindset is everything! Of course, some people always have know and applied this in the past.

Also this is one book you can reread multiple times and learn more from it every time.

DNF

I read 138 pages of what is basically filler nonsense. Look, believing in yourself is a good thing but economics are more complicated than simply that. Hill makes making millions of dollars into the same process as something more simple like talking to a women you like or losing weight. It’s really not the same thing. Maybe I’m wrong, but it all seems too simple to me.

If you feel broken, damaged ,shattered and crumbled to a million pieces , and you may have had a logical excuse for not having forced life to come through with whatever you asked. Well, that alibi is now obsolete, because you are in possession of the Master Key that unlocks the door to Life’s bountiful riches. It is a mindset changing book ,so dreadfully insightful and definitely worth reading.

This book came to me at a time where I needed it. Napoleon hills writing gave me a sense of purpose it helped me reach a certain track in a time where I was lost and couldn't find my way. The first few chapters where really great to read additionally the last few chapters are also enjoyable the only problem of this book is that when you get toward the middle the chapters are kind of boring and I disliked the way the writer repeated the same things over and over again and he emphasized things that needn't be given that importance. Also in some way the writer gets carried away and it's inspirational but stupid to associate success with qualities of fairy tales princesses as I saw it.
Okay, I agree that it's the atmosphere of the book and that taste of hope that made it stand out but I still believe that the middle chapters could have been more realistic and more meaningful if they were more similar to the later and early ones.
One of the best notions of this book in my opinion is the one about the imaginary counselors where one puts around a table a number of person he regards as idols or successful people in life and he realize which characteristics he likes more about each one before imagining scenarios of their interaction with him which would ultimately result in him being a little more like the good quality he regards.
The book gets pretty boring and repetitive, not to mention the unrealistic advices because we have to face it it’s just a commercial book to sell and make money. This book offers a tinge of hope to people who are desperate for it and that’s one of the main reasons for the success it got.
Overall it's a rather okay book to read just for the sake of having done so( and you may actually like it or something) but definitely not one to read on a one night shot.

كان هذا الكتاب ترشيح من صديقة عزيزة ، إنتابني الفضول لأرى كيف سأزداد ثراء إن فكرت أو بالأحرى طريقة التفكير السليمة لجعلي أثر ثراءا

I re-read this book probably once per year and every time I learn something new.
One day I believe I will gather all the pieces together