THE MENTAL MAGIC TO CREATING WEALTH
A T ARCHER P ERIGEE B OOK
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Think and Grow Rich was originally published 1937. As a Man Thinketh was originally published 1903.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind was originally published 1963. Anthologized as Ultimate Success by TarcherPerigee in 2018.
This volume reproduces these works largely as they appeared in their original editions. Except for adjustments that bring the text in line with contemporary typology standards, the publisher has mostly retained the original spelling, usage, and style of the author. As these works were written in early eras, they occasionally feature an antiquated reference or word choice. For purposes of historical accuracy, the publisher has largely left these intact.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Names: Hill, Napoleon, 1883-1970. Think and grow rich. | Allen, James,
1864-1912. As a man thinketh. | Murphy, Joseph, 1898-1981. Power of your subconscious mind.
Title: Ultimate success, featuring, Think and grow rich, As a man thinketh, and The power of your subconscious mind : the mental magic to creating wealth / Napoleon Hill, James Allen, and Joseph Murphy.
Description: New York : TarcherPerigee, 2018. Identifiers: LCCN 2017049827 (print) | LCCN 2017053703 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525504399 | ISBN 9780143132417 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: New Thought. | Success. | Success in business. | Mental discipline.
Classification: LCC BF639 (ebook) | LCC BF639 .U58 2018 (print) | DDC 650.1dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017049827
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CONTENTS
THINK AND GROW RICH
B Y N APOLEON H ILL
1937
CONTENTS
PUBLISHERS PREFACE
T his book conveys the experience of more than five hundred men of great wealth, who began at scratch, with nothing to give in return for riches except thoughts, ideas, and organized plans.
Here you have the entire philosophy of money-making, just as it was organized from the actual achievements of the most successful men known to the American people during the past fifty years. It describes what to do, also, how to do it!
It presents complete instructions on how to sell your personal services.
It provides you with a perfect system of self-analysis that will readily disclose what has been standing between you and the big money in the past.
It describes the famous Andrew Carnegie formula of personal achievement by which he accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars for himself and made no fewer than a score of millionaires of men to whom he taught his secret.
Perhaps you do not need all that is to be found in the bookno one of the five hundred men from whose experiences it was written didbut you may need one idea, plan, or suggestion to start you toward your goal. Somewhere in the book you will find this needed stimulus.
The book was inspired by Andrew Carnegie, after he had made his millions and retired. It was written by the man to whom Carnegie disclosed the astounding secret of his richesthe same man to whom the five hundred wealthy men revealed the source of their riches.
In this volume will be found the thirteen principles of money-making essential to every person who accumulates sufficient money to guarantee financial independence. It is estimated that the research which went into the preparation, before the book was written, or could be writtenresearch covering more than twenty-five years of continuous effortcould not be duplicated at a cost of less than $100,000.00.
Moreover, the knowledge contained in the book never can be duplicated, at any cost, for the reason that more than half of the five hundred men who supplied the information it brings have passed on.
Riches cannot always be measured in money!
Money and material things are essential for freedom of body and mind, but there are some who will feel that the greatest of all riches can be evaluated only in terms of lasting friendships, harmonious family relationships, sympathy and understanding between business associates, and introspective harmony which brings one peace of mind measurable only in spiritual values!
All who read, understand, and apply this philosophy will be better prepared to attract and enjoy these higher estates which always have been and always will be denied to all except those who are ready for them.
Be prepared, therefore, when you expose yourself to the influence of this philosophy, to experience a changed life which may help you not only to negotiate your way through life with harmony and understanding, but also to prepare you for the accumulation of material riches in abundance.
THE PUBLISHER
AUTHORS PREFACE
I n every chapter of this book, mention has been made of the money-making secret which has made fortunes for more than five hundred exceedingly wealthy men whom I have carefully analyzed over a long period of years.
The secret was brought to my attention by Andrew Carnegie, more than a quarter of a century ago. The canny, lovable old Scotsman carelessly tossed it into my mind, when I was but a boy. Then he sat back in his chair, with a merry twinkle in his eyes, and watched carefully to see if I had brains enough to understand the full significance of what he had said to me.
When he saw that I had grasped the idea, he asked if I would be willing to spend twenty years or more, preparing myself to take it to the world, to men and women who, without the secret, might go through life as failures. I said I would, and with Mr. Carnegies cooperation, I have kept my promise.
This book contains the secret, after having been put to a practical test by thousands of people, in almost every walk of life. It was Mr. Carnegies idea that the magic formula, which gave him a stupendous fortune, ought to be placed within reach of people who do not have time to investigate how men make money, and it was his hope that I might test and demonstrate the soundness of the formula through the experience of men and women in every calling. He believed the formula should be taught in all public schools and colleges, and expressed the opinion that if it were properly taught it would so revolutionize the entire educational system that the time spent in school could be reduced to less than half.
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