which is your favourite book ?

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Which is your favourite book ?

Or you can also mention about any other book which created a change in you life or changed your way of thinking
#mind warriors #book #favourite
  • I think this is a must read for everyone!

    Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker
  • The Bible.

    Man's Search for Meaning.

    The E-Myth.
  • *The millionaire fastlane by MJ Demarco
    *The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino

    Highly recommend, In my opinion both can be life changing
  • Think and Grow Rich
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    • My 2012 favorite : The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
  • I second, Think and Grow Rich.

    I have the audio book which you can legally download for free. I've listened to it 3 times so far and I'll probably listen to it 3 more times! It's great!

    Sean
  • The Millionaire Messenger by Brendon Burchard
  • A Course In Miracles is mine.
  • The little prince and the fox.
  • Which is your favorite book? as the this thread states. Yet, i don't see any listed to choose from.
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    • Yea, any choices here. I would love to chose the one i like most.
  • sorry for that , there can be some mistakes is my post because english is not my first language .
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    • Your post is fine. Should have been what is your favorite book but if you wanted to use which you should have listed choices.
      It has been so long since I read since I am so busy I am not even sure what my fav is anymore.
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  • The Alchemist

    There is always something special about finding yourself in tune with the universe.
  • There are already several great books on this thread... Noting these are on my next to read list:
    Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
    Man's Search for Meaning
    The Greatest Salesman in the World

    The biggest impact books on my personal life so far have been:
    The Richest Man In Babylon... changed my entire perspective on money and why I'll never be broke again
    See You At The Top
    Psycho-Cybernetics (on the last chapter as I'm typing this)
  • I can only pick one?

    Then it would have to be. Dr Seuss.. (rofl. just kidding; but yeah where's waldo is good too).

    Think and grow rich takes the cake..

    Runners up:

    the prince

    art of war

    rich dad poor dad (despite the author recently filing bankruptzy lol)

    EDIT: Someone told me to read richest man in babylon, I haven't done so yet. That's high on my to do list.
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    • Rich Dad Poor Dad was an entertaining read and I would definitely pick up a copy of The Richest Man In Babylon. I read it for the first time several years ago and (quite literally) my bank account and assets have never looked better since implementing the "7 Cures for a Lean Purse"

      Ha, this is starting to sound like a testimonial... it probably is
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  • Think and Grow Rich - also takes my vote.
  • For almost 15 years no book has topped "A Confederacy of Dunces," as my favorite book. It won't make you any money, but an amazingly engrossing and hilarious book.

    More IM related, I'll be the 24,540,002nd person to back "Think and Grow Rich."
  • Haha ya MikeHuff I think everyone knows about "Think and Grow Rich" but that's because it's such a great read.

    You could also check out "The Leader Who Had No Title" or anything else by Robin Sharma.

    Depends what you're looking to read but Dan Kennedy has released some very interesting Marketing books.
  • The Alchemist

    “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
  • I have to vote for Think And Grow Rich also but I'M surprised their are no votes for The 4 hour Work Week
  • My Favorite book is: "You Were Born Rich" By Bob Proctor of the Secret.

    After I read the book, I got the extreme fortune to work with him and do marekting, vidoe and audio production for his $7,000.00 Income Acceleration Program.

    It changed the entire direction of my life. I thought I was there to work, little did I know I would leave with an entire new mind consciousness about wealth, business, online marketing and personal happiness!

    It taught me that we live in a sea of infinite possibilty. I used the knowledge to
    transform my mentality which allowed me to leave the collective corporate mindset and
    build three successful businesses that I love.

    I jump out of bed every morning excited about life, helping others and leaving everyone I meet with more possibility. I Feel extremely focused yet peaceful. I wish the same for all of us. If one of us wins, we all win. Thank you for letting me share and post. Peace!
    Gold Man
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  • The Power Power of subconscious Mind by Joseph murphy. Every one should read this to know value of life... He is inspired me very much from this book. Thank you joseph
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    Hey does anyone remember reading the book 'are you there god its me margaret' by judy blume. gosh i remember reading that as a kid. i also like 'The Virgin Suicides' By Jeffrey Eugenides. currently im reading the host by stephenie meyer. liking it and did i mention i love reading haha. if you'll have seen the movie frida, wait till you read the book by Hayden Herrera. wow! wow! Wow!
  • mines was Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill...it truly was mind blowing...at least for me!!
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    • "The Science of Getting Rich", by Wallace Wattles

      Powerful stuff!

      I also recommend "As a Man Thinketh", by James Allen

      They are both Public Domain and available online for FREE as ebooks.

      JS
  • Green Eggs And Ham , Just Kidding

    Rich Dad, Poor Dad Really Changed My Thought Process.
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    • Nothing to do with business but the David Pelzer series sticks to my mind whenever I feel I have been dealt a terrible hand. Reading what that man had been through and still becoming so successful is pretty inspirational.
  • Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
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    • That's a beautiful book.

      *EDIT*

      Beautiful *masterpiece*

  • Art of War is one of a kind, i like this book.
  • Rich dad poor dad by Robert Kiyosaki
    How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad
  • The Handbook of The Navigator.
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    • Wow - you choose a book by an author, who was on trial for inappropriate relations with a 17-year old boy, who under oath admitted:

      Code:
      - Pepin admitted to having sex with seven of his eleven employees (all male). 
 
- Pepin admitted to having three way sex with the alleged victim and Pepin's co-defendant (an employee of Higher Balance). 
 
- Pepin admitted to being sexually attracted to the victim when he first met the victim at age 17. 
 
- Pepin admitted to being in the same sleeping bag with the victim on a  camping trip before the victim turned 18.  Even though Pepin said he was  sexually attracted to the victim, he claimed that nothing happened on  that camping trip.
  • My favorite right now, is Cold Hard Truth, by Kevin O'Leary.
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad. Thrilling read from start to finish.
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    Mein Kampf

    It explores genius very well.
  • I think it depends on where you are in life, when I was younger there were classics that influenced me, and even "apocolyptic" stories that had a big impact, now it takes a little more to make an impression but if the timing is right a book can change your way of thinking.
  • I'll throw out a couple that haven't been mentioned yet:

    "How to Get Rich" by Felix Dennis. Not only is this a great read from a learning perspective, but Dennis' writing is hilarious.

    "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. This book will make you better with people, which could in turn greatly improve your odds of acquiring wealth.
  • Think and Grow Rich !
  • Love in the Time of Cholera- is my favorite book.
  • Think and grow rich, rich dad poor dad, the science of getting rich, the secret(the movie)
    I am reading now the power of positive thinking and am loving it.
    All this books increased my awareness about wealth.
  • I Like The Alchemist.
    And I'm from Indonesia, local book that have influence in 2012 is 7 Keajaiban Rezeki (7 wonders of sustenance) by Ippho Right Santosa. It is great book.
  • I would say this is a tie in my mind between the 4 Hour Work Week and The Steve Jobs Biography. Both helped me better understand myself. Neither changed me but but helped me except who and what I was and be better at being me.

    See You at the Top though is the book I suggest to people and the one I think most people will get the most out of.
  • I really liked Think & Grow Rich. But the book that turned my life around is Infinite Possibilities by Mike Dooley. It's about the art of making your dreams come true. I have been working on manifesting some goals for the past 6 years and finally, after reading this book, I have the technology, the mindset and the CERTAINTY that I will make some of my most cherished dreams come true.
  • My favorite book is " As a man thinketh ".Small and very informative.
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    • In terms of financial life everything changed when I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I learned the very important word: passive income.

      In terms of spiritual life: Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

      Other favorites that helped me in terms of writing (and this is just a short list since I could not pick one): Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, Shadow without a Name by Ignacio Padilla, Essential Hemingway, Dubliners by James Joyce, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Difficult Loves by Italo Calvino, The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac.
  • I have a few and I read bits from each from time to time.

    Think and Grow Rick
    It's Not About the Money - Bob Proctor
    365 Daily Advice from The Heart - HRH Dalai Lama
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    • Feel the Fear by Susan Jeffers is a great motivational book.

      It helps people to get out of their comfort zone to explore new avenues.
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  • My favorite book of all time is Napoleon Hill's:

    Think And Grow Rich.

    This is an old time classic which still makes sense today if you want to be successful in a home based business.
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    • A great person is measured by their library.

      Here are my recommendations

      Brian Tracy - Maximum Achievement (the first book I read on successful thinking)
      Steve Chandler - 100 Ways To Motivate Yourself (an absolute must read when you're going through the challenging times)
      Victor Frankl - Mans Search For Meaning (puts life into perspective - period)
      Steven K Scott - Mentored By A Millionair (for it's amazing vision mapping process that gets things done)
      T Harv Eker - Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind (for it's money management system that has kept me debt free for over 6 years since I first read it)
      Samuel Smiles - Character (an antique book that is as relevant today as it was in the 1890's)
      Napoleon Hill - Think & Grow Rich (because it's principles underpin everything to do with IM and success)
      Emile Coue - The practice of autosuggestion (because everyone should understand the subconcious mind, especially in IM)
      Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational (for the testing and data of how consumers work)
      Clive Hopkins - Scientific Advertising (because no one has since written any better book on the principles of advertising)
      Darren Hardy - The Compound Effect (for it's lessons on persistence)

      Success Magazine (for it's monthly inspiration)

      I have hundreds more I've read over the last 6 years but these have to be the top of the list for me.
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  • A Happy Pocket Full of Money: Infinite Wealth and Abundance in the Here and Now by David Cameron Gikand.

    LOVE THIS BOOK!!!
  • The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill
    Think and Grow Rich

    Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyoski
  • The Power of Positive Thinking - Normal Vincent Peale
    Influence - The Psychology of Persuasion - Robert B Cialdini
    The Secret of the Ages - Robert Collier
    Losing My Virginity - Richard Branson
    Think and Grow Rich - Napolean Hill
    Pitch Anything - Oren Klaff
    The Irresistible Offer - Mark Joyner
    Awaken the Giant Within - Tony Robbins
    The Power of Your Subconscious Mind - Joseph Murray
    The Success Principles - Jack Canfield
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    • I've read most of the books posted here, but there's one book that brought it all together for me. It's what separates a successful entrepreneur from a failure.

      The Slight Edge - Jeff Olson

      Think it's out of print but you can get it at the Kindle Store.
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad
  • My 2 Favorite Books are

    The Slight Edge- By Jeff Olson

    The Millionaire Fastlane- MJ Demarco

    The Slight Edge is a powerful motivational book that will kick your mindset into gear.
    The Millionaire Fastlane will Ignite your Entrepreneurial Spirit. Two Highly recommended books.
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    • Nice thread, Sumit.


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      The Bible, of course.

      If the focus is a book on how to get rich, I would still say the Bible for many reasons. Nonetheless, for all intents and purposes, I will specify the writings of King Solomon who was and remains the riches man who has ever lived. There is a lot to learn from King Solomon. Try it.

      Some one actually wrote a book: Secrets of the Richest man who ever lived, Mike Murdock. I suggest that you pick up a Bible and read about King Solomon yourself. You may learn a thing or two.
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  • Rich Dad Poor Dad & The 4-Hour Workweek
  • How to win friends and influence people, by Dale Carnegie.
    Very powerful book.
  • The Alchemist
    Think And Grow Rich
    The Four Hour Work Week
  • My Favorite book is "The God of Small Things"
  • my fav is "think and grow rich "
  • My favorite book is A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.
  • My favorite book is Metamorphosis by Frenze Kafka.
  • I love "The Miracle of New Avatar Power" by Geof Gray Cobb. It one of the most powerful and effective books of magick that I have enountered and one that has had quite life changing effects.
  • The Magic Of Thinking Big is my all time favorite. There are so many important components to success that we have absolute control over that is found in our minds. We do not allow us to get beyond our current lot in life because we don't understand the power we already possess.
    I find that so much is possible, but how we think limits us, NOT our station in life or events. This book delivers the information in such a way that it just sinks in

    POWERFUL BOOK.

    Honorable mention to Think and Grow Rich, another incredible mindset book. Having a desire for money is an undeniable requirement that many paint with a bad rep, it doesn't mean you are a greedy, money monger. But desire to obtain money is critical.

    The Compound Effect, also good. Reminds us of how important the cumulative effect of small actions is critical to the big long term picture.
  • The Holy Quran. The best book of them all. Besides this one I also like detective books like Sherlock holmes.
  • Millionaire Fastlane by MjDeMarco, the book that changed my life.
  • My favorite book is "Free As A Running Fox" by T.D Calnan. It is sort of an inspirational book. It is the story of a WWII prisoner of war who escapes across the German countryside and makes his way back to England. The reason I love it so much is he shows superhuman perseverance to make his escape reality.
  • I had some unknown person send me this one in the mail. It was a really great book.

    "Life's Golden Ticket" by Brendon Burchard
  • My favorite book is Oxford English Dictionary. I love learning new words.
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    • Same here, I made it a goal to read an updated college dictionary to learn new words to use for writing
    • really a awesome book and really helpful
  • There are three books that influenced my life and changed my thought process. The first one is Time Management, i dont know who is the author. The second one is The Secret by Ronda Byrne. The last one is Zen Manifesto by Osho.
  • I'll be the millionth person to chime in and say "Think and Grow Rich". I also loved "The Alchemist" and "Way of the Peaceful Warrior". The last book was key in beginning my personal growth journey which began 12 years ago and has taken me on an amazing ride!
  • My favorite book is Norton Anthology.
  • Read this small little book last night.As a Man Thinketh.Great book too.
  • My favorite book is Encyclopedia of all kinds.
  • The Monk who Sold his Ferrari
    The Alchemist
  • Unlimited power really awesome book .
  • Crush It by Gary Vainerchuk
  • Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I like his books actually, most of it I have read it. The Zahir, Eleven Minutes, and a lot more
  • Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

    Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

    One Minute Millionaire by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen
  • 1) - The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
    2) - Crime & Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
    3) - Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
    3) - The World According to Garp - John Irving
    5) - The Hotel New Hampshire - John Irving
    6) - The Cider House Rules - John Irving
    7) - A prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
    8) - Trying to Save Piggy Sneed - John Irving
    9) - A Son of the Circus - John Irving *****
    10) - How to Master the Art of Selling - Tom Hopkins 25 cents at a thrift store/changed my life
    11) - Faust - Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe - Has influenced me more than the bible, Bantam Classic Edition - Translator - Peter Salm ( Exceptional Translation of this Work)
    12) - Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
    13) - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers
    14) - To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
    15) - The Sun Also Rises Hemingway - Ernest Hemingway
    16) - The Old Man in the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
    17) - Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
    18) - How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
    19) - Life - Keith Richards
    20) - Steve Jobs - Isaac Walterson
    21) - Googled - Ken Aueletta

    Okay, I couldn't come up with one favorite and the list of books, whether fiction, inspirational, business or research is much, much longer than this but this is what I can recall from the top of my head and these are ones that really mattered to me, Like I said there are more, I've actually gotten around to starting Moby Dick (exceptional work), haven't finished it yet so it doesn't make the list. Every book in my list of 21 I read every word or read it twice. And just for honorary mention I forgot to include another one I have completely read that was just a joy to read especially when I just didn't see that good a book coming, much better than I anticipated:

    Gone With The Wind - by - Margaret Mitchell

    I grew up in the south and always thought the whole "Theatre Soap Opera" around everything 'Gone With The Wind' was just that, a soap opera. But I did read 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton when I was a kid and I always liked that the character 'Pony Boy' was really into reading and in the novel he reads 'Gone With The Wind'. Well sometime in my early 20s I was looking for another book to read and thought about the connection from the SE Hinton book so I got a copy of 'Gone with the Wind'.
    Hands down one of the best books I have ever read. I can see why the book caused such a fervor back in the 30s. It was an instant hit in book form and when the movie was made the actors, movie people, everyone thought it was going to be a flop and it was this monstrous hit. It's the one movie/book combo which honestly compliment one another and they were created by two completely different parties. Margaret Mitchell wrote her book and then Hollywood made it a movie, and they got it right on that one, But the real catalyst and hero of all of it is Margaret Mitchell's storytelling. And yes it is the coming of age story of a spoiled insensitive little bitch masquerading as a southern belle, named Scarlett O'Hara but by the end of the book you're rooting for Scarlett. She grows up and matures but still rooted somewhat in her illusions of Rhett their lost child and the war torn southern region that is the backdrop of this story and the overall plot to the book is the Civil War they've endured. Just an exceptionally well written book, that's the real surprise about this one.

    Okay, I know I went a little nutso about the books. I'm guilty, I love books. I'm defenseless and I have no excuse.......I know I should be working but I am NOT sorry.
    No eReaders for me....yeah they're cool, they scroll, they flip pages but they don't FEEL like a book.
    Remember, one door opens, one door closes, in between are the stories.
    Peace.
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    • Wow, I forgot I already posted in this thread! Anyway, enjoy my list. Each one of those books are worth the time to read!
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    I Had It All The Time - Alan Cohen
  • The famous "Think and Grow Rich" and "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" are nice books, but the greatest I've ever read are Zig Ziglar's "See You at The Top" and "Steps to The Top".
  • I really enjoy Tim Ferriss' writing.

    He is the author of 3 books:

    The 4-Hour Workweek
    The 4-Hour Body
    The 4-Hour Chef

    (NOT AFFILIATE LINKS)

    I have read the first 2 and will read the last one soon.

    I like how you can skim through the books and pick out certain things that interest you.

    Very entertaining to read and filled with small tips and tricks that deliver BIG results.
  • there is very good russian book called crime and punishment its a master piece in Russian literature.

    Apart from that big fan of Steven King
  • Hi, Excellent thread thanks! so many amazing books, The Answer, The Master Key, Follow your Passion, The Laptop Millionaire (excellent) Duck Tape Marketing, and It's your Time - Joel Osteen, Unlimited Power.. If anyone like to contact me and discuss these books or their favorites feel free to contact me....
  • One of my recent all time favorites is MJ Demarco's Fastlane.

    Here's something that I got from this great book, in fact the following is ingrained in my brain..!
    I'LL share it with fellow warriors...

    STOP CHASING MONEY--CHASE NEEDS...& Wants!

    Never start a business just to make money. Stop chasing money and start chasing needs. Let me repeat that, because it's the most important thing in this book: Stop thinking about business in terms of your selfish desires, whether it's money, dreams or "do what you love." Instead, chase:
  • it is a Hungarian book, Tüskevár
  • Think and Grow Rich is the book that I have gotten the most value out of. The Bible is also an extremely important guide by which to live your life. There is a reason it has been the best selling book in the world since it was printed.
  • Have to add Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr Maxwell Maltz (and the updated version which adds Dan Kennedy's insightful words too)
  • The Millionaire Fastlane.

    The Magic Story.
  • Psycho-Cybernetics really awesome book .
  • The Bible....
  • My favorite motivational and inspirational book on salesmanship is How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling. By: Frank Bettger published by: Simon and Shuster.
    Dale Carnegie had this to say about the book. "The most helpful and inspiring book on salesmanship that I have ever read." Oldie but a goodie. Must read. published 1947.
  • Hi Sumit,

    Great question. Two books that have had a profound influence on my life have been The Bible and The Book of Mormon.
  • joe vitale's books
  • "Think and Grow Rich" -Napoleon Hill, "Awake the Giant Within" -Tony Robbins
  • The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny, by Robin Sharma, is an interesting book

    As the subtitle suggests, it’s a fable, and it’s one that will certainly make you give some thought to your life, your goals, your dreams and how your daily habits help you reach those dreams.
  • Four Hour Cookbook &Four Hour Work week by Tim Ferriss. I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

    I love the way they talk to the reader and I like how it shows you there's a different way to approach life and work.
  • My favorite book or series of book is the Master Key System by Charles Haanel. It totally rocks!
  • 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss is a good one.

    I am currently reading Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz and it is filled with gold nuggets that will change your thinking.
  • The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss.

    Great book, inspired me to never work for anyone again and to become my own boss. Every entrepreneur out there should read it.

    Daniel
  • Predictibly Irrational - Dan Ariely

    A must need for each and every person who wants to understand why we decide the way we decide, which forces shape our choices.
  • Hi Sumit thakur,

    The Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins back early '90....of how he programmed his subconscious mind through the power of self talk which he then built his Sales Empire. Of course there are great books that were mentioned here.

    Because i used his method to reprogrammed my subconscious mind to succeed in the game of life.

    All the best
    Leo
    www.beyondsuccesssystem.com
  • Think and Grow Rich started me on my journey of the other world out there where you can accomplish anything
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