50 SUCCESS CLASSICS 
by Tom Butler-Bowdon

Millions of us are drawn each year to find the one great book that will capture our imagination and inspire us to chart a course to personal and professional fulfillment. 50 Success Classics is the first and only ‘bite-sized’ guide to the most important and inspiring works that have already demonstrated their power to change lives.

Below is a list of books covered in 50 Success Classics. Click on a link to see a sample chapter.

  1. Horatio Alger Ragged Dick (1867)
  2. Warren Bennis On Becoming A Leader (1989)
  3. Frank Bettger How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success in Selling (1947)
  4. Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson The One Minute Manager (1981)
  5. Edward Bok The Americanization of Edward Bok (1921)
  6. Claude M Bristol The Magic of Believing (1948)
  7. Andrew Carnegie Autobiography (1920)
  8. Chin-ning Chu Thick Face Black Heart (1992)
  9. George S Clason The Richest Man in Babylon (1926)
  10. Robert Collier Secrets of the Ages (1926)
  11. Jim Collins Good To Great (2001)
  12. Russel H Conwell Acres of Diamonds (1921)
  13. Stephen R Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(1989)
  14. Michael Dell Direct From Dell (1999)
  15. Henry Ford My Life and Work (1922)
  16. Benjamin Franklin The Way To Wealth (1758)
  17. Timothy Gallwey The Inner Game of Tennis (1974)
  18. Robin Gerber Leadership The Eleanor Roosevelt Way (2003)
  19. Jean Paul Getty How To Be Rich (1961)
  20. Les Giblin How to Have Power and Confidence In Dealing With People (1956)
  21. Baltasar Gracian The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647)
  22. Earl G Graves How To Succeed in Business Without Being White (1997)
  23. Napoleon Hill Think and Grow Rich (1937)
  24. Napoleon Hill & W Clement Stone Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (1960)
  25. Tom Hopkins The Official Guide to Success (1982)
  26. Muriel James & Dorothy Jongeward Born To Win (1971)
  27. Spencer Johnson Who Moved My Cheese? (1998)
  28. Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad, Poor Dad (1997 )
  29. David Landes The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998)
  30. Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz The Power of Full Engagement (2003)
  31. Roger Lowenstein Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (1995)
  32. Nelson Mandela Long Walk To Freedom (1994)
  33. Orison Swett Marden Pushing To The Front (1894)
  34. JW Marriott Jnr The Spirit To Serve (1997)
  35. Margot Morrell & Stephanie Capparell Shackleton's Way (2001)
  36. Donald T Phillips Lincoln On Leadership (1992)
  37. Catherine Ponder The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity (1962)
  38. Cheryl Richardson Take Time For Your Life (1998)
  39. Anthony Robbins Unlimited Power (1986)
  40. David Schwartz The Magic of Thinking Big (1959 )
  41. Florence Scovel Shinn Secret Door to Success (1940)
  42. Thomas J Stanley The Millionaire Mind (2000)
  43. Brian Tracy Maximum Achievement (1993)
  44. Sun Tzu The Art of War (4th century BCE)
  45. Sam Walton Made in America (1992)
  46. Wallace Wattles The Science of Getting Rich (1910)
  47. Jack Welch Jack: Straight From the Gut (2001)
  48. John Whitmore Coaching For Performance (1992, 2008)
  49. Richard Wiseman The Luck Factor (2003)
  50. Zig Ziglar See You At The Top (1975)

Source: 50 Success Classics: Winning Wisdom For Work and Life from 50 Landmark Books by Tom Butler-Bowdon (London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey).
Now available in Audio and Kindle.
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"This incredible book gives you the best of success literature ever written - in one easy book that you can read and reread for years.”

Brian Tracy, author of 
Goals and Million Dollar Habits

"A highly readable collection! 50 Success Classics presents a smorgasbord of some of the best thinking on what success really means.”

Kenneth Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager

"I can't imagine needing any other success book after reading 50 Success Classics. It has every piece of wisdom you'll every need to make your life extraordinary.”

Cheryl Richardson, author of 
Life Makeovers

"Many thanks for 50 Success Classics...and for the inclusion of so many impressive and well-known success authors. Many of their works I have studied, enjoyed and learned from. It is a delight to see them all included in one volume, in which one can be exposed to numerous success ideas so conveniently. I shall be recommending this book to my readers worldwide.

Catherine Ponder, author of The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity

"I only wish this book had been available years ago - it could have saved me countless hours sifting through the dross by instead pointing me to the really inspirational works. Very highly recommended.”

Jim Ewan, 
Vice-President of The Speakers Association


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