Financial Success: Harnessing the Power of Creative Thought [Paperback]

Wallace D. Wattles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1981

This intriguing book shows how freedom from both economic and emotional insecurity can be achieved in practical, creative, and noncompetitive ways. The approach outlined in this book enables us to find our proper place in the cosmic scheme and to create for ourselves a harmonious environment in which to grow in wealth, wisdom, and happiness.

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"Wattles offers techniques for getting in tune with one's deeper self, creating a channel of communication between oneself and universal energy. His is a gentle philosophy which excludes competition and cheating, and encourages cooperation."
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About the Author

Wallace Delois Wattles (1860-1911) was the author of numerous books, the best known of which is The Science of Getting Rich. He experienced failure after failure in his early life until after many years of study and experimentation he formulated a set of principles that, with scientific precision, create financial and spiritual wealth. He died a prosperous man in 1911.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Books; Rev Sub edition (November 1, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892813040
• ISBN-13: 978-0892813049
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #803,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wallace D. Wattles was an American author and a pioneer success writer. His most famous work is a book called The Science of Getting Rich in which he explains how to get rich. Other books by Wallace include Health Through New Thought and Fasting, The Science of Being Great, The Science of Being Well, Making of the Man Who Can and a novel, Hellfire Harrison.

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92 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading to keep on living!!!, December 1, 1998

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[e-mail] (Atlanta, Georgia (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Success: Harnessing the Power of Creative Thought (Paperback)

This book is second to none in the area of personal development/life success. I have read the "classics" in this area from authors such as Napolean Hill, Dale Carnegie, Og Mandino, Earl Nightingale, and Norman Vincent Peale to the leaders of today such as Anthony Robbins, Stephen Covey, Zig Ziglar, and Brian Tracy. They are all great but Wallace D. Wattles has them all beat with this masterpiece. This is not just a way of thought but in actual blueprint for wealth. There are certain laws to acquiring riches and once obeyed and followed getting rich is reduced to an exact science. Do exactly what this book tells you to do and you will get rich with mathematical certainty. Once the word gets out on this book it will go down in history as one of the "classics." I read one chapter every night of my life and I'm now on my 20th reading of this book. Don't even think twice about not getting this book. Read it, learn it, memorize it, live it, and apply it. Best of luck and may an abundant life be yours. "Dr. Harry"

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little gem, May 12, 2001

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J. A. Storey "John S" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Financial Success: Harnessing the Power of Creative Thought (Paperback)

I suspect that this little book has been discovered and rediscovered by every generation since it was written a hundred years ago, and will continue to be rediscovered by every generation for a hundred years to come. It is a little gem. Directing his words purely towards financial success (the book is also published under the title: The Science of Getting Rich), Wallace Wattles teaches lessons that go to the heart of achieving success in any endeavour. But more than this, his words are designed to transform and expand our view of the universe and of life itself. Do not expect any financial advice of the traditional kind from this book. Expect instead an object lesson in the power of thought. Every non-essential ingredient has been pared away to provide for us a succinct and vital summary of required thought and action. The book is short, but that is not to say that it is not repetitious. It is, however, repetitious with a purpose. Wallace Wattles is passionate about instilling his simple principles upon our minds. So every idea is expressed, summarised and then summarised again. He even includes a chapter of test questions at the end so that we might reinforce our own learning. Until I read this book, I had always thought that the expansive and abundant view of the universe had lain dormant until Einstein reopened that level of scientific understanding. This book came before Einstein's theories, and shows that abundance has always been grasped with absolute clarity by a fortunate few. Read this book and re-read it, and you can soon count yourself among that number.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warning!, January 6, 2005

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J. Alcheman (Nottingham, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Financial Success: Harnessing the Power of Creative Thought (Paperback)

This is a really great book and I highly recommend it, but be warned that this is the same book as The Science of Getting Rich. I bought this thinking that I was getting a different book by the author since I was so impressed with the Science of Getting Rich. I didn't mind at all getting a paperback version of this classic which I had previously read in ebook form, so I kept it. Highly recommended along with Napoleon Hills The Think and Grow Rich Action Pack.