The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan for Achieving Your Dreams

by Napoleon Hill

Book Overview

Here is the Holy Grail of success philosophy: Napoleon Hill's complete and original formula to achievement presented in fifteen remarkable principles--now newly designed in a handsome single-volume edition.

This is the master volume of the extraordinary work that began the career of Napoleon Hill. Originally produced by Hill in 1928 as an eight-book series, The Law of Success is now available to contemporary readers in a single...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158542689X
• ISBN13: 9781585426898
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Where it all started

If you've read many self-help or business books you'll find that most of the themes are derived from those set out in Napoleon Hill's Law of Success. This 1000 page tomb eclipses all other self-books I've read including those from Robbins and Covey. Covey and Robbins both credit their work has been influenced by Napoleon Hill's Law of Success. The most interesting thing about this particular edition is that the editor has added comments to modernize the content and has also included dozens of recommended books that should be read to supplement the reading, among which are works by Covey and Robbins. Also of interest is the 12 hours of lecture from the author himself from the 50's teaching his students at the time on each of his laws of success (Your Right to be Rich). Purchase this book as well as the 12 hour CD set 'Your Right to be Rich' and you just might catch a sliver of the success that Robbins and Covey have had by modernizing their own interpretation of this reference in your own field of endeavor.

New & Updated version of Hill's first book. 5 stars!

I have been a fan of Napolean Hill since 1975 when I enrolled in my first network marketing company and Think & Grow Rich was practilly required reading for everyone. Later I found out that those who read Think & Grow Rich (as well as other positive mind books) excelled while those who didn't were left behind.Someone recommended The Law of Success. At first I just saw it as an inflated version of Think & Grow Rich and didn't see the value. Then I met another network marketer who made nearly $3 million in under 2 years (in 1970's dollars!) and credited Hill's books, especially this one and Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude and Think and Grow Rich. He told me that Think & Grow Rich will get your interest, but The Law of Success would make me rich. I recall the price of The Law of Success was around $20 (a lot of money in 1976 considering I bought Think & grow Rich for $1.95) for the 2 volume set. So I set a goal to buy the book set with the profits from my business, that is extra sales or residual checks on top of what I was already making. Shortly thereafter, I bought the set and dove into the program. Reading a chapter a day, this was on top of reading other motivational material. My sales exploded. My attitude changed. And I thought I already had a good attitude!Hill goes much deeper into the 17 principles in The Law of Success and in this updated version, while Hills ideas remain intact, the material is revised for the times, there are new quotes and new material.This is also in one paperback book instead of two hardbacks. It is easier to read and packed with material that goes beyond what you will find in Hill's others books.Since my old copies are all dog eared and worn, I went out and spent the $34 and bought the new & improved version over the weekend and again feel stimulated. It jogged my memory and gave me many new ideas for my new pursuit. I am now recommending this book to everyone and anyone who wants success. If you liked Think & Grow Rich, you will love The Law of Success. It's Hill's best work and the new and revised version is better than the original.

It's truly a "how-to"

Those who are familiar with Napoleon Hill's work know that the techniques in his books were proven to work before the books were even written. As Hill has said himself, failure is not even an option to those who follow the techniques persistently.I don't think it would be possible to write a good self-help book without repeating at least one of the techniques outlined in Hill's books. That's probably why I find that most other self-help books do just that - and usually in a redundant and/or confusing way. If you're willing to be open-minded and - again, persistent - your best bet would probably be to go with Napoleon Hill - the original self-help author as far as I'm concerned.Also, it is my belief that the techniques can be adapted and used by intelligent followers of any faith.