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Beloved by millions, George S. Clason’s classic business book reveals the financial principles that hold the key to personal wealth—now with a new introduction by Suze Orman.

THE SUCCESS SECRETS OF THE ANCIENTS—AN ASSURED ROAD TO HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY

Countless readers have been helped by the famous “Babylonian parables,” hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys. Acclaimed as a modern-day classic, this celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of—and a solution to—your personal financial problems that will guide you through a lifetime.

This is the business book that holds the secrets to keeping your money—and making more. May they prove for you, as they have proven for millions of others, a sure key to gratifying financial progress.

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“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 explain the basics of money. This is a great gift for a graduate or anyone who seems baffled by the world of finance and a wonderful, refreshing read for even the most experienced investor.”—Los Angeles Times

“I first read The Richest Man in Babylon many years ago. Its philosophy worked for me then, and it will work now for anyone with the good sense to stick to it. I think it ought to be read by every young man or woman with ambition to make something of life.”—Chicago Daily News

“Recently, several readers asked me for recommendations on books that introduce teenagers—and even pre-teens—to investing... My favorite, and one that I always mention, is The Richest Man in Babylon. Though published nearly 90 years ago, the financial advice dispensed by author George S. Clason will always be relevant to a new generation of readers. Set in ancient Babylon, the characters learn simple lessons about money and investing throughout the collection of short stories.”—Chicago Tribune

“Full of time-tested advice on saving and investing.”—The Washington Post

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George Samuel Clason was born in Louisiana, Missouri, on November 7th, 1874. He attended the University of Nebraska and served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. A successful businessman, he founded the Clason Map Company of Denver, Colorado and published the first road atlas of the United States and Canada. In 1926, he issued the first of a famous series of pamphlets on thrift and financial success, using parables set in ancient Babylon to make each of his points. These were distributed in large quantities by banks and insurance companies and became familiar to millions, the most famous being “The Richest Man in Babylon,” the parable from which the present volume takes its title. These “Babylonian parables” have become a modern inspirational classic.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2002
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451205367
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451205360
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.17 x 0.67 x 7.48 inches
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1050L

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George Samuel Clason (November 7, 1874 – April 7, 1957 ), also known as George S. Clason, was born in Louisiana, Missouri, and died in Napa, California.
During his eighty two years he was a soldier, businessman and writer. He served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War.
Clason started two companies, the Clason Map Company of Denver Colorado and the Clason Publishing Company. The Clason Map Company was the first to publish a road atlas of the United States and Canada, and did not survive the Great Depression.
George Clason is best known for writing a series of informational pamphlets about being thrifty and how to achieve financial success. He started writing the 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. Clason's book "Gold Ahead" was renamed as The Richest Man in Babylon. Clason was married twice, the first time to Ida Ann Venable and the second to Anna Burt.
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Charles Conrad is a financial educator and founder of Best Success Books (www.SuccessBooks.net). Best Success Books publishes high-quality, bargain-priced editions of the greatest success guides ever written.
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Salem Egoh is a writer, Pidgin English translator, artist, musician, painter and poet. He is best known for his Pidgin English Bible translation. He has also adapted timeless classics like The Richest Man in Babylon into vibrant, relatable Pidgin, opening up ancient wisdom to modern audiences.
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Publisher of the greatest success guides of all time, including works by Napoleon Hill, James Allen, and George Clason. See all our titles at www.successbooks.net.
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Customers find the book readable with entertaining and instructional parables, and appreciate its wisdom on personal finances and basic wealth-building principles. Moreover, the book is relevant for many generations, contains many gems of advice, and features larger print for easy reading. However, the language receives mixed reviews, with some finding it beautifully narrated while others consider it old-fashioned and tough to read. Additionally, some customers find the book boring and repetitive.

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2,275 customers mention "Readability"2,101 positive174 negative

Customers find the book highly readable and engaging, with one customer noting that the parables are both entertaining and instructional.

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"...believed that the Babylonians were ahead of their time, they were skilled arts man, painters, weavers, jewelers etc, they were clever financiers and..." Read more

"I read this book when I was a kid. It's a good book. It gives you rather easy to remember principles in regards to making money and holding on to it...." Read more

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Customers praise the book's wisdom on personal finances, helping readers understand basic wealth-building principles through easy-to-understand lessons.

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"...or brain wrecking, it's simplified tremendously but the impact regardless is grand...." Read more

"...The parables are crafted to be both instructive and entertaining, ensuring that readers stay engaged while absorbing valuable financial lessons...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the timeless nature of the book, noting that its principles remain relevant for many generations.

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"...one of the first books on financial intelligence and has a conceptually interesting approach with its parable-style storytelling...." Read more

"Very old book from the early 1950's but the entire story remains true today. So much good information on obtaining and keeping wealth in your life...." Read more

"...Although the strategies here are timeless, those looking for a road map may be frustrated...." Read more

124 customers mention "Thought provoking"116 positive8 negative

Customers find the book thought-provoking, appreciating its principles and parables from ancient Babylon, with one customer noting it serves as a good reminder of real-world concepts.

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"...Each parable has a theme to it, such as seven cures for a lean purse and the five laws of gold. The writing style is unique...." Read more

"...While the forward does discuss the historical context of Babylon, the book itself is *not* about the city proper...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's length, finding it very short with larger print, making it easy to read.

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"...It is fairly short (almost 100 pages) which makes it kinda "light reading" although the wording is a bit old English style, so keep that in mind if..." Read more

"...It’s a thin small hard copy book with beautiful gold trim.I can see why this book has lasted through the ages...." Read more

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"...and being able to believe in the concept of hard work and working smart I truly appreciated this book! Very tangible ideas throughout!" Read more

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"...In a literray sense the plots are shallow and the language is clunky. Nonetheless I rate it as a masterpiece...." Read more

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For me, this is a classic. A book that puts the onus of your financial success on you. It teaches in a simple story telling style that your money should be your friend and that you need to respect it. As you respect it, live within your means and pay your way, it will grow and help you succeed in helping yourself and others.

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The richest man in Babylon

When we speak of history, Babylon is a city that we associate with much wealth and prosperity, however it wasn't always like that. The city of Babylon is a clear example of mans ability to achieve much even though they had little at their disposal.
Babylon had only two natural resources, fertile soil and river water , through this and the wisdom they possessed, they were able to build one of the greatest cities ever. They engineered dams which allowed the water to flow onto the fertile soil, encouraging the growth of crops in abundance. It is believed the trading of these crops was the stepping stone for their wealth and splendor.
Unlike other well known cities in history, Babylon was that which did not require the use of raiding to increase their profits, though it happened it wasn't incidental to their success as many of their battles were on the defense against opposing forces who aimed to overcome this great city. Their defenses, the sky scraping walls they built, also considered as great as the pyramids of Egypt, were crucial in their survival, and is claimed as one of the seven wonders of the world.
It is believed that the Babylonians were ahead of their time, they were skilled arts man, painters, weavers, jewelers etc, they were clever financiers and traders.
Babylon though constantly besieged was never overthrown or entered by outside forces until 540 years before Christ's birth. However it wasn't because the opposing army penetrated the impregnable walls.
The king at the time was advised to go forth to meet the oncoming army, in doing so, he was unfortunately defeated leaving the city open and unguarded.
The city never achieved the greatness it once possessed and over time it became a desolate waste.
Nonetheless though the city is no more. the wisdom of the Babylonians lives on, and we all can learn a great deal from the great city of Babylon.

The book starts off with a man who desired gold, like every other human being we all want to be better and live better, to accumulate items we like and to bless ourselves with gifts. Bansir a chariot builder was discouraged at his lack of fortune, every day he did the same thing and barely got by, while others were living life ecstatically. He wanted more, and he observed the only way to increase his monetary value was to ask his good friend who done what he wanted to achieve and go where he wanted to go.
"It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend"
"Thou makes me to realize the reason why we never found any measure of wealth. We never sought it."

The book continues to the advice of the good friend and how he achieved his wealth and greatness and how he became the richest man in Babylon. Likewise, The richest man in Babylon, wasn't handed a silver spoon neither was he a prince with an inheritance. He as well, had to ask one more well off than him how to obtain richest and gold for himself. The grand advice he received was "a part of all you earn is yours to keep."
From this the richest man in Babylon understood that he must pay himself first. From everything that he earned, one tenth was his to save, or more based on what he could afford. For "wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed."

The rich man than went on to include what else he had learned from his mentor, the seven cures for a lean purse. (Empty purse)
They are:

1.) Start they purse to fattening: which is to put aside a tenth of what you earned, over time it will accumulate.

2.) Control thy expenditures: carefully consider what is necessary and what isn't. Don't throw your coin to what which isn't required.

3.) Make they gold multiply: look for ways to get your gold to work for you, investments.

4.) Guard thy treasure from loss: this ties in with number 2, to be careful with where we spend our money. We shouldn't be rash with spending or intrigued by get rich quick schemes.

5.) Own they own home, Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment: invest in obtaining thine own land. You can't fully enjoy life unless you have something you can call your own.

6.) Insure a future income: "save for a rainy day" comes to mind with this. We don't know what the future holds, therefore we must save accordingly for a day that comes upon us unexpectedly.

7.) Increase thy ability to earn: "the more of wisdom we know, the more we may earn." Increase your knowledge to better hell yourself. "The man who seeks to learn more of his craft shall be richly rewarded." The more you learn the more you earn.

These methods for creating wealth were in the first half of the book. The author continues to include key knowledgeable concepts within the pages, from topics to "good luck" and "working for others", there's so much one can learn. The points are fundamental and simple but without a doubt are crucial. I've begun to adapt some methods and can see the effect it will have in the future.

This book isn't complicated or brain wrecking, it's simplified tremendously but the impact regardless is grand. It also goes into detail concerning the seven cures for a lean purse and many other economical situations. Most would do universities courses in economics but this read i feel is a basis for any monetary exchanges and management. This isn't just advice for the well off but for those who have little to nothing. Like the chariot builder, and the richest man in Babylon, these individuals had nothing but they made it into something.

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Old time classic on money management
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I read this book when I was a kid. It's a good book. It gives you rather easy to remember principles in regards to making money and holding on to it. The story of Babylon just adds to the interest.

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Have not read yet but it was highly recommended to me. No complications with shipping and came undamaged!

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Still following all the advice in this book since I completed reading it. Re-read it again for few times and each time with different realizations

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I just need to say that if you're not native american, buy this book in your native language. The way this book is written is ancient or classic english and it can be pretty confusing for some readers. Beside that, awesome book.

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