Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Think and Grow Rich is a masterpiece motivational book written by Napoleon Hill that was published in 1937 and sold 30 million copies world wide.

Hill in his introduction to the book refers to the "Carnegie Secret", a conception which he reports is the foundation of all success and appears to be the premise of the book. Hill promises to indirectly describe this "secret" in every chapter, but never state it plainly, believing the use of the secret is only available to those who possess a "readiness" for it, a disposition Hill describes as essential to the concept itself.

Think and Grow Rich is currently ranked #9 on the BusinessWeek Best-Seller List for paperback business books and has been on the aforementioned list for 22 months as of April 2007.


Quotes

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits."

"Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis"


The 13 Principles of Success


1. Desire
2. Faith
3. Auto-suggestion
4. Specialized Knowledge
5. Imagination
6. Organized Planning
7. Decision
8. Persistence
9. The Master Mind
10 The Mystery of Sex Transmutation
11 The Subconscious Mind
12 The Brain
13 The Sixth Sense
... and outwit your Fears