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anandtr2006 's review for:
Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill
THINK BEFORE YOU BUY THIS BOOK
The context in which this book was written was post Great Depression of 1929-30, or 1937 to be exact. Have the secrets to success since then changed ? Do men need the mantras mentioned in this book to survive a fast changing environment embracing us ? There are many questions such as these which you feel rising within yourselves the moment you reach the crucial portions of the book. While I wouldn't disregard the tricks and tips mentioned in this book altogether, but some points seem out of place and highly irrelevant today. Also there is the fact that very terrible jingoist proclamations seem to be hidden in some passages which try to scream out of the pages the greatness of the American folk. The "rant" against trade union movements also seem somewhat biased. I am not particularly surprised since the author openly vows his support for the capitalist economy and all that it stands for. I, personally didn't seem to connect with any of the "secrets to success" mentioned in the book. The blame largely lies on me, since the book wants you to follow the steps mentioned in it to achieve all that it claims. And unless and until you follow the book diligently, the blame for your failures lies solely on you.The book is not entirely unhelpful. Some ideas here and there do seem to have an impact on you. But on the whole, the book falls short of the binding impact and force you would expect from such a kind of book. This was my first self help book and I must say I have grown immune to them. So like the heading, if you have already read a self help book and found it useful, go for this, else ponder over the headline of this review.
The context in which this book was written was post Great Depression of 1929-30, or 1937 to be exact. Have the secrets to success since then changed ? Do men need the mantras mentioned in this book to survive a fast changing environment embracing us ? There are many questions such as these which you feel rising within yourselves the moment you reach the crucial portions of the book. While I wouldn't disregard the tricks and tips mentioned in this book altogether, but some points seem out of place and highly irrelevant today. Also there is the fact that very terrible jingoist proclamations seem to be hidden in some passages which try to scream out of the pages the greatness of the American folk. The "rant" against trade union movements also seem somewhat biased. I am not particularly surprised since the author openly vows his support for the capitalist economy and all that it stands for. I, personally didn't seem to connect with any of the "secrets to success" mentioned in the book. The blame largely lies on me, since the book wants you to follow the steps mentioned in it to achieve all that it claims. And unless and until you follow the book diligently, the blame for your failures lies solely on you.The book is not entirely unhelpful. Some ideas here and there do seem to have an impact on you. But on the whole, the book falls short of the binding impact and force you would expect from such a kind of book. This was my first self help book and I must say I have grown immune to them. So like the heading, if you have already read a self help book and found it useful, go for this, else ponder over the headline of this review.