About this title: The long-awaited successor to Mandino's multi million-copy bestselling classic answers the questions raised more than a decade ago: What happened to the little camel boy turned "greatest salesman in the world"? And to the ten scrolls he passed on to Paul?
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553234725ISBN:0553234722
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. Chip at back. I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. The slaighterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed. -From the ancient scroll marked III. Change YOUR life w/the priceless wisdom of ten ancient ... read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553277579ISBN:055327757X
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553234725ISBN:0553234722
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. mmp d4, shelf wear to cover read more
Description: A good reading copy only. A former library book with the usual identifiers. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Mass Market PaperBack, Good / read more
"This book found me too , when I needed it the most. On a way to a birthday party. Started reading it there, couldn't stop, forgot about the party , host got irritated :))) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SELF MOTIVATIONAL BOOK"
"Wow, what great lessons there are to learn from books like these. If you haven't read this book I highly recommend it. It's very small and easy to read, but teaches some wonderful principles whether you want to be a salesman or not."
"The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino (A Book Review)
"The Greatest Salesman in the Wolrd" is a self-help classic from best-selling author Og Mandino. It's a tiny book with some powerful principles, written in a compelling, clear style that makes for a quick read.
It tells a story of Hafid's journey from being a humble camel boy to the titular greatest salesman in the world. How his journey can also be yours. The main highlight of the book is the "The Ten Scrolls of Success" which the casual reader might think are piecemeal advises of different sales technique. What they contain are enduring principles on how to improve your life, how the world works and how you can overcome obstacles (real or imagined). Each scroll is designed as a meditation-daily affirmation-and to take full advantage, readers should take one chapter at a time and read it daily for a month before moving on to the next. More often, readers get involved with Mandino's easy to read rhetoric and finish the entire book off in a single sitting-which I did. For the sake of those who hadn't read or heard of this book, let me beg off from revealing what the scrolls teach. I feel as if it I write it here I might be depriving you of the exciting discovery that is yours to make.
While it may seem a bit dated (it was published in 1968), the book still has some great concepts one may glean from it. This is a case of different strokes for different folks. The message is familiar to anyone who has read through self-help and success books, but is presented in a very simple format...and is primarily written for Christians. It's an interesting read and its message is something one might ponder over at times, but it's really not for people who are not willing to make positive changes in their attitudes or actions.
If, however, you really think you can change your life, and that your success depends on your habits and attitudes, this book could start some very powerful changes. It won't do the work for you, but could be a seed of positivity that begins some pretty great things for you. Mandino's message: the individual determines the quality of his or her life.
Some of my favorites passages from the book:
"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough."
"Today I will savor the taste of grapes from these vines and verily I will swallow the seed of success buried in each and new life will sprout within me."
"True wealth is of the heart, not the purse."
"Act now. For now is all you have."
"For now you know one of the greatest principles of success; if you persist long enough you will win."
"The only people who never fail are those who never try."
"I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy."
"Always strive to make the next hour better than this one.""
"I still believe this is the greatest book in the world and anyone who plans on owning a business should invest in this book. It's a short book at first read but if you really want to learn from what you read, it will take you a year to finish the book. I couldn't do it, can you?"
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