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    Arrow What Book(s) has/have Inspired You the Most?

    My big three are:

    1) How to Win Friends and Influence People

    2) Think and Grow Rich

    3) From Good to Great

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    Richest Man in Babylon
    Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Lately I've been watching The Secret - it's not a book though.

    Watch "The Secret" Movie Free Online
    If you want to be rich, sell products and services.
    If you want to be insanely rich, create and control markets.
    I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
    Read The Richest Man in Babylon - first published in 1926, timeless wealth-building principles.

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    Atlas Shrugged
    Rich Dad Poor Dad
    Wall Street (movie)

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    Rich dad poor dad.

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    I'm sorry Athelides, but "the secret" seems to be sheer baloney. True, the mind is the most powerful force in the universe, but you have to ACT on your thoughts, not trust in any "law of attraction". I don't think Einstein wished for a universal thery and then it came to his head.

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    The book that most inspired me was the 4 hour work week, magic of thinking big, you call the shots, and I have been watching a ton of videos on TED.com recently.

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    Wow, I have read so many...a few off the top of my head are:
    Art of War, Sun Tzu
    All of Donald Trumps books of course
    Where Have All The Leaders Gone?, Lee Iacocca
    Rich Dad, Poor Dad (I think everyone's read that)
    The Simple Art Of Greatness, James Mullen
    You Call The Shots, Cameron Johnson

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    Think & Grow Rich.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MattV View Post
    I'm sorry Athelides, but "the secret" seems to be sheer baloney. True, the mind is the most powerful force in the universe, but you have to ACT on your thoughts, not trust in any "law of attraction". I don't think Einstein wished for a universal thery and then it came to his head.
    It's based on the same principles of Think and Grow Rich. Although over-hyped, not baloney.
    If you want to be rich, sell products and services.
    If you want to be insanely rich, create and control markets.
    I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
    Read The Richest Man in Babylon - first published in 1926, timeless wealth-building principles.

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    The Norm

    Rich Dad Poor Dad
    Rich Dad Poor Dad's Guide to Investing (it's not about stocks)
    The Richest Man in Babylon is filled with many symbols, all Robert Kiyosaki did was take those symbols and interpret them into modern times, and walla there comes Rich Dad Poor Dad, you would be amazed at the parallels.
    Also Wisdom for a Young CEO, great book written by a high school senior, and offcourse Mad Money Watch TV get rich.

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    That's funny, I didn't catch any parallels between those two books but you're probably right.
    If you want to be rich, sell products and services.
    If you want to be insanely rich, create and control markets.
    I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
    Read The Richest Man in Babylon - first published in 1926, timeless wealth-building principles.

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    Proverbs, from the Holy Bible

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    My top 3 would have to be:

    1. The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class
    2. Rich Dad Poor Dad
    3. Do You by Russell Simmons
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