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Outwitting the Devil
- 279 pages · about 5 hours
- First published 2011
- 5 editions
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1 About this book
Outwitting the Devil is a self-help book written in 1938 by Napoleon Hill, which was considered too controversial to be published in its era.
The book is written as an interview between Hill (Mr. Earthbound) and the Devil (our inner dark self), wherein Hill attempts to uncover the secrets to freedom and success by evaluating the greatest obstacles that humans face in order to attain their personal goals in life. Outwitting the Devil was released by Sterling Publishing in June, 2011, with annotations by Sharon Lechter.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Self-help
- Motivation (Psychology)
- Personal growth
- New Thought
- Success
2 What to expect
A self-help book in the form of an imagined interview: the author of Think and Grow Rich cross-examines the Devil about how he keeps people from success. The answers describe drifting through life without aim as the trap, and definiteness of purpose as the way out, with seven principles to follow. It was written in 1938 and published only in 2011, with a modern editor's notes, and it is repetitive, moralizing and decidedly odd.
Good for readers who want: self-help as a dialogue, classic success philosophy, and a rediscovered manuscript from 1938.
3 About Napoleon Hill
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Napoleon Hill
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