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Six books and talks to read or hear before you collect a whole shelf.

Start with a book about dealing with people, a short recording about attention, and a short book about thought. Then read a book of money parables, the best-known Napoleon Hill book, and a modern habits book. The notes under each title say why it is on this path. They are ours, not quotations.

1. 01 How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie · 1936 Carnegie's book of practical rules for getting along with people and leading them.
2. 02 The Strangest Secret Earl Nightingale · 1956 Nightingale's 1956 recording on why people with similar ability end up in different places.
3. 03 As a Man Thinketh James Allen · 1913 edition A very short book on the idea that character and circumstance follow the thoughts a person keeps.
4. 04 The Richest Man in Babylon George S. Clason · 1926 copy Clason's parables about saving, paying yourself first, and learning a skill.
5. 05 Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill · 1937 The short book that put Hill's success method in front of a mass audience.
6. 06 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey · 1989 Covey's book of seven habits, from private character out to working with other people.