The Law of Success From The 1925 Manuscript Lessons

OK considering the era that it was written in. It is a very good looking book, but the info in the book is not worth the price that they are asking.

Update. After reading this book a second time (to give a more detailed review) I have to drop it down to two stars. The author states several things as absolute truths without referencing any hard facts or studies. The one that stands out the most is the "fact" of telepathy. If you look up the definition of telepathy or look it up in Wikipedia they state it as the SUPPOSED or PURPORTED transmission of data between individuals by means other than the known senses. Meaning it still hasn't been proven. Another thing the author does that loses credibility for the book is that he uses both evolution and creation to support his ideas. He speaks of the million of years to get man to where he is and his evolution from simple life form to complex problem solving human. Two pages later he is talking about Christianity, Jesus, and God and referencing scripture - mostly from the book of Matthew. Pick a side and go with it don't be on the fence. There are some good tidbits of info scattered about this book, so if you do buy/read it take a couple pages of notes and review those regularly so you do not have to trudge through much of the nonsense.

When the 1925 manuscripts first popped up by way of Steve Paris' infomercial, we were led to believe that the 1925 manuscripts were some secret document that Napoleon Hill was forced to censor due to the fact that the powerful men whom Hill interviewed didn't want their secrets revealed to the masses. The main driver behind this story was Kevin Trudeau. But, after doing much research, I found that that isn't true. I've spoken with J.D. Okken (the publisher of this particular edition), and Steve Paris as well (with whom I was good friends) and the truth came out. The truth is that the 1925 edition was only a manuscript, an incomplete book outlining the basic principles, that was given to the people whom Hill interviewed. Hill then spent the next 3 years organizing and compiling more data for the final release of The Law of Success.

I've read this edition and the 1928 edition numerous times and I agree with the Napoleon Hill foundation in that nothing of great important was removed. If you're looking for a more concise work, the 1925 is for you. But if you don't mind reading a more detailed book, the 1928 edition is for you. One can't go wrong with either book. I prefer the 1928 edition due to the fact that it has what I consider to be a really vital lesson titled "The Habit of Saving" which wasn't included in the 1925 edition. The savings habit was only passively mentioned in the lesson on Self-Control in the 1925 manuscripts.

There it is, people. Don't believe the hype about there being some conspiracy to censor Hill. It's just a clever story made up in order to sell products.

This book is a masterpiece. I read it and immediately put the laws to practice and the results are amazing. If you find yourself stuck without knowing what to do to reach your goals, just read this book. I highly recommend it.

Napoleon Hill was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie in 1908 to spend the next 20 years researching and interviewing successful people of his day. He documented 15 success lessons he learned from conducting over 3,000 interviews of successful people. Subsequent books such as Think and Grow Rich were based on these original manuscripts which eventually were published in 1928 as The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons. This is the `pre-1st-edition' reprint of this book.

It's supposed to be one of the `best' non-fiction, success / self-improvement book out there. The publisher, Vieux Publishing, printed this book containing Napoleon Hill's original manuscripts from 1925 (before the book was first published) based on the publisher's personal collection of Hill's manuscripts. Anyway, the point is that with every edition of a book more and more get edited/changed; the original manuscripts are what the author intended to publish (before s/he finds a publisher who edits it and produces the first edition).

One of the main takeaways from this book is in line with what many others have stated, including Earl Nightingale and 'The Strangest Secret': We become what we think about. Once you are convinced of the power of your mind and your thinking you'll be surprised on what you'll be able to accomplish throughout your life. For me this book has set the bar high for success books and it's going to be hard to find a contender to unseat it in its #1 position. There are ~ 45 'action items' that the author recommends we accomplish in addition to several items to be reviewed daily. The value in this book is applying what you've learned on a regular, continuous basis for positive change in your life.

As an aside, if you're interested in taking an online course based on the teachings from this book check out my 4-Month Success Bootcamp offered on Skillshare: [...]