The richest man in Babylon

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• The Richest Man in Babylon By George S. Clason

  Publisher comments The success secrets of the Ancients—the most inspiring book on wealth ever written What can a book written in the 1920s tell modern investors about their finances? A whole lot if it's George Clason's delightful set of parables that ... (read full critics)

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  The book is about the fundamental principles of personal finance, such as capital protection and risk/reward ratio. The first principle illustrated in the book though is a general one, i.e. determination. You need to focus your wishes on attainable goals in order to become rich. And rich must be und ... (continue)

  The book is about the fundamental principles of personal finance, such as capital protection and risk/reward ratio. The first principle illustrated in the book though is a general one, i.e. determination. You need to focus your wishes on attainable goals in order to become rich. And rich must be understood as "in a financially safe position", not necessarily as wealthy. From this point of view this book is a good guide for those who need basic know-how in personal finance, or maybe want to get out of a debt spiral.

  The style is quite characteristic. It is written in pseudo-old English to mimic the ancient language spoken in Babylon, while still being perfectly transparent to any modern-day reader. I personally enjoyed the style a lot.

  The first half of the book tends to repetition.

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  simona said on Jan 27, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Obvious teaching of money: how to save part of your earnings and invest wisely to roll it big.

  Some good reminders which apply to all aspects of life apart from money:

  "Good luck can be enticed by accepting opportunity."

  "Where the determination is, the way can be found."

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  Vincent said on Apr 9, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  This will be my child's bedtime stories and will instill in them, as it did in me, an ability to save money.

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  Marko 45142 said on Feb 25, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 144 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0553102877
• ISBN-13: 9780553102871
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Pub date: Jan 01, 1976
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback and Hardcover
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español

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