George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon: A 52 brilliant ideas interpretation

by Karen McCreadie

George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon is an international best selling and now considered classic book on financial investment and fiscal success. Through a series of delightful short stories, straight from the heart of ancient Babylon, these economic tips and tools for financial success have withstood the test of time and are applicable still today. Here, Clashon's text is interpreted for the modern day world and offers you 52 simple - yet powerful - and proven techniques to manage your finances. Karen McCreadie's interpretation of Clason's work illustrates the timeless nature of his insights by bringing them to life through modern case studies. This brilliant interpretation of The Richest Man in Babylon is an entertaining accompaniment to one of the most famous books on personal finance ever written.

Genres: Audiobook, Self Help, Finance, Business, Nonfiction, Personal Development

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Donn Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

For me there wasn't much that was "new" in this book. It generally provides solid advice, and I'd say if you can borrow it from the library, do it.

As a loaner, it's a great book. Much of it reminds you of what you need to do to manage your money better, and being based on the classic work it can't and doesn't stray from the original message. The update for more modern times is also refreshing.

However, as a purchase, I think there are better ways to spend the money. There simply doesn't seem to be enough new material for me to say it's worth plonking down cash on, and if you already have purchased personal finance books you're not going to learn much new from this one.

However, if this IS your first personal finance book, then sure, go ahead and buy it as it's a good foundation to build on.

[Randy Harris · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a collection of pamphleteer George S. Clason writings, in which in the 1920s and 1930s he couched financial wisdom in the setting of ancient Babylon, in an attempt to render the material both interesting and memorable. For if you cut through all the chariots, temples, lyres, tablets, names like Arkad and Sharru Nada, references to gold and the like, his advice is fairly simple and something less than earth-shattering. His advice ranges from the simple and obvious, like "Increase Thy Ability To Earn," and "Better A Little Protection Than A Great Regret," to the dubious sounding, "Men of Action Are Favored By The Goddess Of Good Luck." There is a certain fragmented feel to much of the material, as if truly they were culled from a group of pamphlets and brought together into book form.

[Gaston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book with basic tips to acquiring wealth

Everyone thinks that you can get wealth just in one day or with an excellent idea like Google or Facebook but they don’t think about all the effort, hard work and discipline that you need to put behind those ideas to make them work.
The equation is simple, good cooking takes time. The same happens with wealth, this book will help you to open your eyes and you will start walking in a different path wit a new open mind view about money.
Enjoy the journey :)

[Tímea Tóthová · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pútavo napísaný pribeh o meste a jeho obyvateľoch, ktore uz na mape dnes nenajdeme, ale verim tomu, ze by sme v Babylone chceli zit a mat poznatky, take ake mali miestni 👌🏻 z kazdej stranky si mozeme oslovit mudrost, ktora je prudko aktualna aj dnes a moze nam skvalitniť zivot. 😊Tenká knizka s velkym obsahom! Kto nečítal, tak sup do toho, urcite si v knihe najdete nieco, co aj aplikujete v zivote,ja bez debaty! 👏🤩📖

[Matthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

I downloaded this from the library thinking it was the actual "The Richest Man in Babylon." Silly me, it wasn't. I read it along with the actual book and didn't find much use for it as a companion to the Clason book.

[Gabrielle Levenson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was the only version available at my library. It's a strange adaptation of the classic book, with modern examples from the UK economy. I would rather have read the Clason original book, but I guess this was better than nothing!

[nathan tapley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

I really enjoyed this book. Very inspiring and insightful. I will continue on reading more books about wealth from history.

[Natesh · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little bit all over the place. Although there are quite a few good personal finance tips in this book, it could have been written better.

[Honza Pohl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solidní, ale hodně basic koncepty o investování a spoření.

[Sophie Eldridge · Rating 2 out of 5]

pretty mid but better than reading the actual book

[Marisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

[I think I meant to read the actual book by Clason instead of the interpretation, but this was all that was available.] The overall concepts were interesting and thought-provoking however, I felt like I was reading a school essay. Each concept was summarized with topic sentences, examples, and conclusions (it's obvious the author hasn't been a writer for a long time..) I also thought the majority of the advice given is just common sense but, if the presented statistics are indeed correct, there's an overwhelming amount of people in the world who don't understand how to pay off a credit card or that they shouldn't spend more than their paycheck if possible...(seriously, guys??) To their credit, as the book mentions, financial topics aren't taught in an educational environment so many people apparently aren't aware of the troubles of debt or otherwise can't control their materialistic urges. *shrugs*

[Jozef · Rating 1 out of 5]

Odporúčam siahnuť radšej po originálnom diele od Georga S. Clasona. V tejto knížočke nájdete len útržky z pôvodného diela a ich "aplikáciu na dnešný moderný svet (lokalizovaný v zahraničí)". Nič moc :)

[Dan Hahn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read. Great for kids new to the financial/budget world. Short read

[TR Upshur · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think she did a wonderful job of relating the lessons in a way that people can use...particularly those who need help on how to readily apply the lessons to today's situations.

[Marton Zoltan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, with inspirations from Babylon