Napoleon Hill
Pioneering the personal success genre with timeless principles distilled from interviews with America's greatest achievers.
Biography
Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author born in Pound, Virginia in 1883. He is best known for Think and Grow Rich, published in 1937, which has sold over 100 million copies and remains one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill spent two decades interviewing America's most successful industrialists, including Andrew Carnegie, to distill principles of personal achievement. His work laid the foundation for the modern personal development and success literature genre.
Best Starting Book
Think and Grow Rich
One of the most influential books ever written on personal achievement β concise, powerful, and the cornerstone of everything Hill built.
Reading Order
Think and Grow Rich
The foundational classic that distills Hill's philosophy of success into 13 actionable principles β the essential starting point.
Outwitting the Devil
A provocative, long-suppressed manuscript that tackles fear and conformity β Hill at his most daring and personal.
The Law of Success
Hill's comprehensive original work that expands on every principle in far greater depth across 16 lessons.
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Co-written with W. Clement Stone, this book applies Hill's principles to everyday life with practical optimism.
The Master Key to Riches
A mature refinement of Hill's philosophy that synthesizes his lifetime of research into a unified framework.