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The Richest Man in Babylon

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Publisher: Signet
Catalog: Book
Release date: 2004-02-03
Media: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
Ean: 9780451205360
Book Isbn: 0451205367
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Author:
George S. Clasonsee more Books by George S. Clason

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Professional Review:
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING CLASSIC

Read by millions, this timeless book holds the key to success-in the secrets of the ancients. Based on the famous "Babylonian principles," it's been hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift and financial planning.

ACHIEVE PERSONAL WEALTH...

This celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of-and a solution to-personal money problems.This is the original classic that reveals the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn even more money. Simply put: the original money-management favorite is back!


User Reviews:
 Rating 5   Written on November 16, 2008
   Summary: ONCE YOU HAVE READ THE BIBLE, THIS IS NEXT
How do you place a price on brilliance? This short read is outstanding and I would recommend it to anyone including every junior or senior high school student in the United States. More books like this one and all of the Og Mandino books or any of the Napolean Hill books. And, let's not forget W. Clement Stone books.
The Richest Man in Babylon


 Rating 5   Written on October 28, 2008
   Summary: Intense wisdom delivered in a concise 144 pages
Intense wisdom delivered in a concise 144 pages. Confession: For many years, I've known of this book but was not bothered to read it since I thought, well, it might just be another how to make a million dollar book. Then after some thoughts I figured, well, there's not much harm picking it up and have a look, if I'm not convinced, I can always put it back, with little loss of time. But in retrospect, my such reaction was analogous to that of Bill Gates's attitude towards Warren Buffett prior to 1991 :P (I'm not comparing myself with them, just the situation!) In case you don't know, Bill Gates had thought of Warren Buffett another your-friend-recommendation-of-smartest-guy, until his mother says Kay Graham of Washington Post was there, he went along, and the rest was history.

Lest you think I wrote all those just to boost word count, just two short comments on 'intense wisdom' and 'concise 144 pages': 'Intense wisdom' because there's no word wasted in the book, so read with full attention (and respect accorded to a prayer, if you will), better in a quiet library than in noisy subway; 'concise 144 pages', more so considering the fact that the book is smaller than A5 size! If you can practice the advice expounded in the book with fanatic devotion (I guess nothing less is satisfactory), you're on your way!


 Rating 5   Written on October 14, 2008
   Summary: I'd recommend this to others
I loved the style of writing.

This book shaves finances down to the basics. It made money management extremely easy to understand and entertained me at the same time!


 Rating 5   Written on October 8, 2008
   Summary: Babylon sounds a lot like Bakersfield
The Richest Man in Babylon was first published in 1929 by George S. Clayson, but written as if it had been translated from tablets taken from the ancient city of Babylon. Though the device is similar to something H.P. Lovecraft would use to establish credibility in a horror story, here it lends weight to his lessons and principles about how to create wealth. The basic principle boils down to save a dime from every dollar, but there are more nuggets of useful advice that would work wonders if you would but follow them faithfully.

It is a bit jarring to the modern ear when Clayson talks of slaves and slavery, but when you think of it, being in debt instead of saving and having your savings and investments working for you is a kind of financial slavery. Like the 'drinking gourd' in the sky, if you follow the principles set forth in 'The Richest Man in Babylon' it will free you from the shackles of debt.

I liked the last part where it described how Babylon was able to flourish despite not being a major port and not even having lots of natural resources such as forests or minerals. Through an ingenious system of irrigation and hard work, as well as systems of writing and record keeping, Babylon became a center of commerce. Kind of like Bakersfield, I'm thinking.

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 Rating 5   Written on September 11, 2008
   Summary: Richest Woman in Bakersfield
I am not the richest woman in Bakersfield--yet! But with the help of this and other books I have been reading lately, I should get there soon. This is a short and enjoyable read, as it is written as if it were taking place in ancient Babylon, but the timeless principles still apply today.

An example from the book is to save one tenth of everything you earn, and then put your savings to work so that money will earn more money in investments that aren't too risky.

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Release date2004-02-032000-04-011998-10-012005-08-181998-10-011987-05-12
MediaPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackMass Market Paperback
Format---Abridged--
Number of pages160207272320288254
Ean978045120536097804466774559780671015206978158542433797806710270329780449214923
Book Isbn045120536704466774500671015206158542433106710270340449214923
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