God Wants You to Be Rich [Paperback]

Paul Zane Pilzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 27, 1997

In God Wants You to Be Rich, bestselling author Paul Zane Pilzer provides an original, provocative view of how to accumulate wealth and why it is beneficial to all of humankind. A theology of economics, this book explores why God wants each of us to be rich in every way -- physically, emotionally, and financially -- and shows the way to prosperity, well-being, and peace of mind.

Editorial Reviews

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Luther defined our god as that in which we place our trust. Given that theology in the broadest sense is language about god, this book is remarkably revealing theologically. The object of trust here, unequivocally and unapologetically, is technology, which, it is assumed, creates wealth without limit by a process revealingly labeled "economic alchemy." Pilzer, who was an economic adviser to presidents Reagan and Bush, has hit upon an apt alternative to Bush's early characterization of Reagonomics as "vodoo economics." The gospel propounded here is that there are no limits. Readers who are more biblically and historically informed than Pilzer will, no doubt, bring the prophetic tradition shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to bear on his discussion of limits. The result should indeed be a more theologically informed perspective on recent economic and political developments, as well as, perhaps, a greater awareness of where those developments have ended in lead and where they have ended in gold. Steve Schroeder --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

Scott DeGarmo Editor in Chief and Publisher, Success Magazine Paul Zane Pilzer's unique gift is to tame the mysteries of making money and put you in the saddle. God Wants You to Be Rich will set your mind racing with new ideas.

Anthony Robbins bestselling author of Awaken the Giant Within A must-read -- Paul Zane Pilzer has helped to shift our thinking from scarcity in resources to one of a cornucopia of economic abundance and richness.

Boston Herald A challenging yet witty view of who's really in charge of all abundance.

Julian Simon Professor of Business Administration, University of Maryland, author of The Ultimate Resource Paul Zane Pilzer's new book makes you understand how and why the world will be getting ever richer materially. He gets it right.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone (March 27, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684825325
• ISBN-13: 978-0684825328
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Zane Pilzer completed college in three years and received his M.B.A. from Wharton Graduate Business School in fifteen months at age twenty-two. At age twenty-four, he was appointed a professor at New York University.While employed as Citibank's youngest officer at age twenty-two and its youngest vice-president at twenty-five, Pilzer started several entrepreneurial businesses and earned his first million before age twenty-six.He has been an appointed economic adviser in two presidential administrations. In 1985 he testified before Congress, warning that the S & L problem would grow to a $200 billion-dollar disaster. Congress didn't listen, and in 1989 Pilzer wrote Other People's Money (Simon & Schuster), which was critically acclaimed by The New York Times, The Economist magazine, and Nobel prizewinner John Kenneth Galbraith.Pilzer's second book, Unlimited Wealth (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1991, 1994), explained how we live in a world of unlimited physical resources because of rapidly advancing technology. After reading Unlimited Wealth, the late Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, said that he was "amazed at Pilzer's business capacity" and his "ability to put it into layman's terms." Unlimited Wealth has been published in Japan, Taiwan, and the Russian Republic.But the greatest accolades have come for God Wants You to Be Rich, which appeared on The New York Times Business bestseller list, was featured on the cover of national magazines such as Success, and was the subject of a front-page story in The Wall Street Journal.Today, Pilzer is a contributing editor to two economic journals, an adjunct professor at New York University, and the Founder and Publisher of Zane Publishing, Inc., a leading CD-ROM educational publisher.He has been a regular commentator on CNN and National Public Radio, and has appeared several times on the Larry King Live! television program.

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative!!!!, February 2, 2001

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Barbara "Queen of her castle AND her home lib... (beautiful Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Wants You to Be Rich (Paperback)

Wonderful book and he's a terrific speaker, humorous and serious at the same time. This book does NOT promote the "love" of money but it explains why you shouldn't feel guilty because you are prosperous. The Bible promotes prosperity as well as helping others. Plus, being rich doesn't just mean having a lot of money. this book talks about being rich in all aspects of life. It's the "love" of money that is evil just like the "love" of food is what makes us fat. Does that mean that food is bad? Get this book and read it....you'll gain new understanding of wealth.

Read this book, it will show you how being prosperous only benefits everything and everybody. It only makes sense. Poor people can't help poor people. Higher income areas of our country have the higher paid teachers and the best schools and the best SAT scores. That's only one example. Great book and besides that, Pilzer is a really great guy.

37 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding but a slightly misleading title., December 9, 2001

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Tony Rush "TonyRushDOTcom" (southeast Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God Wants You to Be Rich (Paperback)

The title is a bit misleading, but it's one of the finest books on money you'll ever read. Some of the negative reviews on this book have evidently been from those who read the title but not the book. It does NOT teach or perpetuate the belief that everyone is supposed to be wealthy if they're a Christian.

What it DOES do is give the average person a GREAT explanation for why things are they way they are and why many economic changes are misunderstood simply because people don't look at a big enough picture. (For instance, a machine takes the place of three workers causing them to lose their jobs...bad news? No, because when those 3 workers find new jobs, the GNP goes up. A simplistic summary of one of Pilzer's examples, but you've really got to read it to appreciate it.)

Also, he gives EXCELLENT suggestions for everything from our school system to transporation to healthcare to communications, etc.

An absolute WONDERFUL book about how our physical resources are truly UNLIMITED and that the only "lack" we have is the lack of appropriation.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A moral defense of wealth., August 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: God Wants You to Be Rich (Paperback)

Paul Zane Pilzer lays out a moral defense of why everyone should aim to become wealthy without feeling guilty. And in fact, he challenges us to forget that 1970's mentality of scarcity and look at the future of abundance. Read it to prepare for the 21st century.