Napoleon Hill

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in Appalachian Town, Southwest Virginia, The United States

October 26, 1883

died

November 08, 1970

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Business & Investing

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Napoleon Hill was an American author in the area of the new thought movement who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. He is widely considered to be one of the great writers on success. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich (1937), is one of the best-selling books of all time (at the time of Hill's death in 1970, Think and Grow Rich had sold 20 million copies). Hill's works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the role they play in personal success. He became an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1936. "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve" is one of Hill's hallmark expressions. How achievement actually occurs, and a formula for it that...more

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	Think and Grow Rich 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 30,028 ratings — published 1937 — 342 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 1,158 ratings — published 1960 — 46 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Law of Success: The 21st-Century Edition by Napoleon Hill, Bill Hartley (Editor), Ann Hartley (Editor) 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 1,129 ratings — published 1945 — 64 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Master-Key to Riches 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 1981 — 32 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Sharon L. Lechter (Editor) 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2011 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success: The 17 Principles of Personal Achievement by Napoleon Hill, Matthew Sartwell 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1994 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grow Rich!: With Peace of Mind 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1982 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Law of Success, Volume I: The Principles of Self-Mastery 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1925 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science Of Personal Achievement 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Napoleon Hill

The Law of Success (12 books)
by Napoleon Hill
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Quotes by Napoleon Hill

“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

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“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice

tags: inspirational, motivational, success

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“If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way.”
― Napoleon Hill

tags: achievement, inspirational

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