Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Napoleon Hill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2002

Two classic allegorical dramatizations about building wealth and achieving personal success

The Richest Man in Babylon
George Clason's all-time motivational classic comes to life in this audio dramatization adapted by the Napoleon Hill Foundation. It is the story of Akrad, a man of humble of origins; a simple tradesman who was widely known to be the richest man in Babylon.

Regardless of who you are or what work you do, security, riches, and all that comes with them can be yours by combining discipline and imagination with these deceptively simple yet universally profound principles of saving and investing. You too can become the richest man in Babylon.


The Magic Story
Something was happening to all of Jay's friends-they were becoming self-confident, setting goals, and achieving success, and it was all because of a story that was being told to them by a mutual friend, Sturtevant.

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About the Author

Napoleon Hill, born in poverty, became one of the world's most distinguished authors and speakers. Inspired by Andrew Carnegie, Hill was a confidant and advisor to businessmen and presidents. Among his associates were Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and hundreds of other world leaders.

From AudioFile

This brief and easily digestible cassette offers clumsy self-help and inspirational fare. Produced in the format of an earnest radio drama, the title story features ersatz Babylonian synthesizer music throughout a plot reminiscent of a Sunday school lesson on prudence, thrift, and hard work. Side Two, THE MAGIC STORY, suffers from a poor adaptation. How much work would it have been to rewrite the script so that characters paged in restaurants and clubs would be updated with cell phones? With its O. Henry type plot, THE MAGIC STORY does provide some vivid word pictures. But overall, this dated material is mediocre. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: High Roads Media; Unabridged edition (January 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559276924
• ISBN-13: 978-1559276924
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this cd!, November 20, 2003

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John Barrymore (Bablyon, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story (Audio CD)

Two fantastic stories, unabridged and on a high quality cd. Much better than listening to some wacky music or all the robberies, murders and rapes.

The Richest Man in Bablyonis in particular an incredible story on how to create wealth. While I have read the book many times, there is something different about listening to this incredible story.

Highly recommended and if you haven't already guessed, all of the other reviews are by the same person. Ignore them they would rather recommend something like Grand Auto Theft or Motel/Hell. That should tell you where there minds are.

Listen to the cd and if you haven't already done so, read the book as well.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Core Principles for Financial Success, February 12, 2005

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Langford Brue "The Banker" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story (Audio CD)

"The Richest Man in Babylon" along with "The Baron Son" by Vicky Therese Davis are two of my favorite financial parables. While one appreciates "The Baron Son" for its depth, one will also appreciate "The Richest Man in Babylon" for its simplicity.

For those that wish understand how to make money work for them, this is a great financial start.

The book's core principles can be summarized into its 7 Cures for a Lean Purse:

1. Start thy purse to fattening - Save 10 % of your income
2. Control thy expenditures - Budget effectively so that you may have the coins to pay for expenses and worthwhile desires without spending more than 90% of your earnings
3. Make thy gold multiply - invest your savings to build a stream of income
4. Guard thy treasure from loss - Protect yourself from unwise investments and invest only where your money will be safe
5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment - It is recommended that every person own their own home
6. Insure a future income - Provide in advance for your needs in old age and the protection of your family
7. Increase thy ability to earn - Through study, become wiser and more skillful so that you will always be in the forefront of progress

Ultimately, this fun guide to financial understanding will show you very simply how to acquire, retain, and grow your earnings. Read it, and learn why millions of others have been inspired to change their spending and investing habits with these ancient secrets of success.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cd, January 30, 2004

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Business Builder "[phone]" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story (Audio CD)

I really enjoyed reading The Richest Man in Bablyon and found this cd on The Richest Man in Bablyon and The MAGIC Story stimulating and inspiring. Far better than listening to the negative junk like the news and play this while my grandchildren are riding with me. They love it and what a way to start our young ones off to a g reat financial beginning.