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Golden classic is now free. There is no more to say - it is great and it is $0.
[Audiobook] Free: Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich @ Google Play
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luckylittle on 20/06/2023 - 22:41 play.google.com (6974 clicks)
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Last edited 19/09/2023 - 10:44 by 2 other users
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alright, thanks op!
Dude was a lifelong con artist and scammer with dozens of fraud convictions who abandoned multiple families and lied about everything and everyone in his book.
Zero stars
You too can learn his secrets!
Sounds like a typical capitalist. "Think and grow rich" reminds me of prosperity gospel. There is nothing about working hard. You just sit back in your nice office drinking coffee and having "big ideas", and the money just keep on rolling in.
4.5/5 from 95K votes on Amazon, 4.2/5 on Goodreads, 4.5/5 on Booktopia
Sorry bud but your zero stars review does not reflect the popular opinion.People who read self help are gullible. It’s why scammers pump them out.
Wow you don't sound bitter at all… lol
Note his name dropping of rich dudes - occurred after they all died and biographers don't have any evidence of.
Awesome book, cannot recommend enough. One of the few books I want to read again. Inspired me when I was starting my business and a lot of my success I owe to this book. Don't listen to the sour pusses - this book has a massive cult following. Read for yourself and form your own opinion.
this book has a massive cult following
Hearing this as a glowing endorsement is a new one on me
Plenty of endorsements online from everyone. Just have a look at the reviews on Amazon, Google, Goodreads, Booktopia. Like I said read the book for yourself and then make an opinion.
Agree 100%
Still have my original copy from decades ago
I love how controversial this deal is 🍿
Here's some background on the person who wrote it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Hill
https://gizmodo.com/the-untold-story-of-napoleon-hill-the-gr…
Basically he was an outrageously bad lifelong conman who was convicted of multiple frauds/scams, and there's evidence he committed hundreds of others.
This 1937 book was a key factor in inventing the modern self-help genre, by moving the focus away from good character and wise actions (stuff like hard work, thoughtfulness, truth, humility, brutal self-honesty, preparation, education, mutual benefit) to easy-road get-rich-quick "tricks" (positive thinking, self-affirmation, and self-deception).
A key criticism of "The Secret" is that it's essentially a plagiarism of this book.
(My take is that both this book and "The Secret" work a little bit because simply really wanting success and obsessing over it sometimes helps you because it changes your actions, not because the universe magically bends to your will. The subconscious is a lot more powerful than most people realise, so positive thinking isn't inherently bad, it's very useful - just not an easy one-weird-trick alternative to thinking, moral values, or work).
Hill claimed that it was in 1918 following the collapse of GWI that Woodrow Wilson personally reached out to Hill for his help winning the First World War, he claimed that Wilson offered him large sums for his aid but that he did not accept any payment for his work because he was a patriot. He claimed that he was so important and involved in the war effort that he had the power to veto the President. Hill claimed to have participated intimately in the negotiation of the armistice with Germany. These claims are not believed to be true.[5] White House records include no reference to his ever being there.
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Pseudoscience gobbledygook. Worth reading as a historical document if you're interested in the commercial mindset of 1930's America, but if you are after sensible guidance on personal finance, then there are thousands of better books.
So many negative comments about this book here yet 180 upvotes and zero downvotes. What's going on?
Is a crappy book for free still considered a good thing or is the OzB voting system broken?
Thank op!