50 Success Classics

This brand new updated edition of Tom Butler-Bowdon's guide presents texts that will help you find success in your professional and personal life. It contains eight brand new chapters summarising recent classics such as Grit by Angela Duckworth and Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.

Millions of us are drawn each year to find the one great book that will capture our imagination and inspire us to chart a course toward personal and professional fulfilment. 50 Success Classics is the first and only 'bite-sized' guide to the books that have helped legions of readers unleash their potential and discover the secrets of success. Mapping the road to prosperity, motivation, leadership, and life success, 50 Success Classics summarises each work's key ideas to make clear how these timeless insights and techniques can inform, inspire, and illuminate a path to authentic achievement.

Tom Butler-Bowdon presents this wide-ranging selection of enduring works in the literary and the legendary: pioneering thinkers, philosophers, and powerful leaders who have shown us how to Think and Grow Rich, acquire The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, become The One-Minute Manager, solve the challenging puzzle of Who Moved My Cheese?, and discover The Art of Worldly Wisdom.

From the inspirational rags-to-riches stories of entrepreneurs such as Andrew Carnegie, Warren Buffet, and Sam Walton, to the leadership lessons of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Eleanor Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Nelson Mandela, 50 Success Classics returns to the basics to find the classic books on staying true to ourselves and fulfilling our potential. Practical yet philosophical, sensible yet stimulating, the 50 all-time classics span biography and business, psychology and ancient philosophy, exploring the rich and fertile ground of books that have helped millions of people achieve success in their work and personal lives.