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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 28, 2000
Pros: Practical advice from a master
Cons: Flowery language, but principles work!
Summary: Think and Grow Rich
This book is the result of a lifetime quest to develop a method of teaching the principles of success to people who were not fortunate enough to have a person of great success close at hand to use as a role model. The ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 25, 2005
Pros: Information relates to top spiritual and inspirational information of the present time period.
Cons: Slow in pace.
Summary: As we learn, we constantly believe that we are learning things that others may not have known before us. Think And Grow Rich, when I first picked it up and read, proved to me that much of what I have struggled to learn was mastered by the author, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 1, 2003
Pros: Clear, concise instruction on achieving your goals
Cons: None
Summary: This work by Napoleon Hill contains 13 steps that have been found to consistently lead to success. They have been proven by the likes of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Charles Schwab, William Wrigley Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller, Thomas ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 2002
Pros: An essential stepping stone on the road to success
Cons: A little unwieldy in places – give it time to work for (and with) you
Summary: Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest self-made men in this world's history, was also one of its pre-eminent philanthropists. Carnegie emigrated from Scotland in 1848 to Pittsburgh, eventually investing in a business that grew to the largest iron and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2002
Pros: Incisive, logical, inspiring and immensely enlightening.
Cons: If you're looking to "get rich quick", try elsewhere.
Summary: Funny, it looks so harmless.
This paperback, barely more than 200 pages long, wouldn't stand out in any bookshelf, and those who see its title might think it's some hackeneyed get-rich-quick scheme.
In reality, "Think and Grow ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 16, 2002
Pros: Spells out to you what you need to do to become wealthy.
Cons: The examples are outdated but the concepts are not.
Summary: I read on average about 1-2 books per month and Think and Grow Rich has been the most influential of all the books thus far. Think and Grow Rich talks about the frame of mind that you must be in to “attract money”, and how to get to that frame of mind. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 23, 2001
Pros: The last page, in each chapter, summarizes the entire chapter in sentences.
Cons: The action pack section is useless. There are blanks to test the reader's comprehension.
Summary: Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, and many of our great minds has one thing in common. They all used Andrew Carnegie's 13 steps to success. From the first step, Desire, we are on our way to accomplish our goals. At the 13th step, we ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 2, 2001
Pros: easy-to-follow how-tos
Cons: very minor possibility of anti-female
Summary: "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill who was inspired by Andrew Carnegie, the famous steel magnate, is one of the real best selling books in this world. Originally written in 1937, "Think and Grow Rich" has been helping a lot of people to achieve ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 5, 2000
Pros: How-to format, straightforward approach
Cons: Dated sections could use a rewrite
Summary: If you are looking for a book to inspire you to either become wealthy or find success in whatever you want to do, this book is it. Based on the Power of Positive Thinking approach articulated by Andrew Carnegie, the author takes a concept many steps ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 11, 2000
Pros: The Bible to getting your riches.
Cons: It is mainly for getting rich, doesn't teach you how to live your life.
Summary: Everyday i read a chapter from "Think and Grow Rich," because everyday i find something that motivates me from that book. It motivates me to work hard towards my goal of being rich no matter what blocks my way. It is simple in writing but ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 22, 2000
Pros: absolutly brilliant!!!
Cons: might be a little deep for some-you must apply what it teaches you.
Summary: I have read this book more times than I can count! I like to carry it with me wherever I go. This book isn't all about making it Rich, but its about how to live successfully. This book will give you more motivation than any one person ever could! ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Mar 15, 2005
Pros: Masterfully created work that will inspire the foundation of your existence to demand more.
Cons: Book can be long reading, but the CD version is great.
Summary: When I purchased the CD Versions, I ended up listening to this book about 20 times versus one in the paperback version, so I highly recommend you invest in the CD version. The more I listen to this book, the more I get out of it. One of the few things
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jan 9, 2005
Pros: Well written, inspirational
Cons: A bit long, he could cut to the point
Summary: Use your mind to become rich, never give up, be creative and inventive. This is what Napoleon Hill concluded from his extensive study on how people got rich. They never gave up. Thomas Edison for example, when testing his light bulb, had to do 10,000
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