This inspiring book, began in 1926 as a series of informational pamphlets distributed by banks and insurance companies. By 1927, several of these pamphlets had been compiled into a book and this collection has been in print ever since. It has helped millions of people, and has been hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. A modern day classic, it dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. These famous “Babylonian parables” offer an understanding of-and solution to-a lifetime's worth of personal financial problems, and hold the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn more money.
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"Amazing how the principles of saving and money is the same since ancient times! A must-read for everyone! You don't have to be "into investing" to read this. The book outlines what money is supposed to do for us. My favorite line is "Gold is reserved for men who knows its laws.""
— Kirsten (4 out of 5 stars)
" The father of all personal finance books. The phenomenally surprising thing about this book is that the author was born in 1874! Yet you can read the EXACT same principles in any of the many finance books written today. The stories are interesting little parables (originally pamphlets) and the book only offers a handful of the same truisms throughout, yet that is kind of the point: These simple lessons stand the test of time. "
— Robertjaynes, 2/20/2014" Really Good. Contrary to book though, pay God first, yourself second. Too oriented toward the love of money, really good story telling though. "
— J., 2/1/2014" This is a shorter book with a great and simple message told in another time. Words to live by. "
— Alisa, 1/24/2014" This book is insightful and inspiring. Perspective is a wonderful thing and this book adds great perspective. A favorite on our family bookshelf for years! "
— Rebecca, 1/17/2014" Has a lot of good finacial advice, but boring and hard to get through. "
— Whitney, 1/17/2014" Boring. Common information like: save money, invest money... You can find this at any personal finance site. "
— BLACK, 1/15/2014" great story about the oldest principle of growing the money... kamen na kamen... "
— Natasa, 1/12/2014" Quick and easy read with some insight into personal finance. "
— Kurt, 1/10/2014" Great book, everyone should read it. "
— Erin, 12/25/2013" The writing was a little hokey, but the lessons were good. My new year's resolutions are in place already. "
— Jeanine, 12/19/2013George S. Clason (1874–1957) was born in Louisiana, Missouri. He is best known for writing a series of informational pamphlets about being thrifty and how to achieve financial success. He started writing pamphlets in 1926, using parables that were set in ancient Babylon. Banks and insurance companies began to distribute the parables and the most famous ones were compiled into the book The Richest Man in Babylon.
Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.