Og Mandino's University of Success (Paperback)

by Og Mandino (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (November 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553345354
• ISBN-13: 978-0553345353
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,714 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget College. Everything you really need to know is here., May 30, 1998

By	John K. Reed (Harrisburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although I am not extremely well read, this has to be one of the 10 most important books ever compiled. It should be noted that this is not a book in the classic sense but rather a compilation of essays and chapters from individual texts written at different periods in history, by different authors and with different specialties and backgrounds.

Something very stranged happened to me while reading this book. While reading the chapter written by Benjamin Franklin I began to feel that Mr. Franklin was actually sitting in the room across from me and speaking directly to me. It was pretty weird. His chapter to me is the best in the book.

Although I am a firm believer in education I am equally firm in my belief that our educational system (overall) does more harm than good. A sentiment echoed by one of the books contributors. But contained within the pages of this text are all the knowledge you REALLY need to succeed in this world regardless of race, gender, religion, economic background or intelligence.

Although not well read overall I have read a considerable number of self-help books. This one is the most comprehensive in scope and offers the most understandable and practical approaches towards achievement that can be applied to any area of life.

A must read for anyone truly desiring success. To me the amazing thing about the world today is that we have access to the knowledge of the ages yet so few of us avail ourselves of that knowledge. So many of the answers are there yet so few will invest the meager effort to acquire them. For a few dollars and a few hours you can have it all if you are only willing to take it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Og Mandingo's "University Of Success", February 12, 2000

By	WAYNE H. WILLIAMS (Trinidad & Tobago) - See all my reviews

In November of 1996, I was "hearing" a inner voice within me that, looking back now, was calling me to put away aimlessnes, mediocrity and an "average" existence, and to become a person of purpose and an achiever. I began answering that voice by purchasing this book.

Three years later, I can look back, satisfied that many negative attributes and influences I used to carry with me have been extirpated from my being. While I am nowhere near my final destination of the road to achievment, I'm simply a lot better than I was before.

There are an unlimited number of tools available for those who seek personal and professional development. Few, however, can match the works of Og Mandingo. But, rather than take my word for it, that is a discovery best made by yourself.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A cornucopia of success principles for life., October 5, 1998

By	[e-mail] (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

I have read several of Og Mandino's books and this one is the culmination of principles that anyone can and should use for rules on the road of life. It should be required reading for all college students and like Dale Carnigie's book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" should be read once a year for good general health and mental well being.