Think and Grow Rich

The Thirteen Steps to Riches described in this book offer the shortest
dependable philosophy of individual achievement ever presented for the
benefit of the man or woman who is searching for a definite goal in life.
Before beginning the book you will profit greatly if you recognize the
fact that the book was not written to entertain. You cannot digest the contents
properly in a week or a month.
After reading the book thoroughly, Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison, nationally
known Consulting Engineer and long-time associate of Thomas A. Edison,
said— “This is not a novel. It is a textbook on individual achievement
that came directly from the experiences of hundreds of America’s most
successful men. It should be studied, digested, and meditated upon. No
more than one chapter should be read in a single night. The reader should
underline the sentences which impress him most. Later, he should go back
to these marked lines and read them again. A real student will not merely
read this book, he will absorb its contents and make them his own. This book
should be adopted by all high schools and no boy or girl should be permitted
to graduate without having satisfactorily passed an examination on it. This
philosophy will not take the place of the subjects taught in schools, but it
will enable one to organize and apply the knowledge acquired, and convert it
into useful service and adequate compensation without waste of time.
Dr. John R. Turner, Dean of the College of The City of New York, after
having read the book, said— “The very best example of the soundness of this
philosophy is your own son, Blair, whose dramatic story you have outlined in
the chapter on Desire.