The Richest Man in Babylon (book)

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This article is about the book by George Samuel Clason. For the album by Thievery Corporation, see The Richest Man in Babylon (album).

The Richest Man in Babylon is a book by George Samuel Clason which dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. Through their experiences in business and managing household finance, the characters in the parables learn simple lessons in financial wisdom. By basing these parables in ancient times, but involving situations that modern people can understand and identify with, the author presents these lessons as timeless wisdom that is as relevant today as it was back then.

The book began in 1926 as a series of informational pamphlets. Banks and insurance companies began to distribute these pamphlets, and the most famous ones were eventually compiled into this book. It was most recently reissued by Signet in 2004, and an updated version (using modern English instead of "King James" language) was issued by BN Publishing in March 2007. According to the 2002 edition book cover, more than two million copies have been sold.

[edit] Chapters

Foreword
The Man Who Desired Gold
The Richest Man In Babylon
Seven Cures For A Lean Purse
Meet The Goddess Of Good Luck
The Five Laws Of Gold
The Gold Lender Of Babylon
The Walls Of Babylon
The Camel Trader Of Babylon
The Clay Tablets From Babylon
The Luckiest Man In Babylon
An Historical Sketch Of Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon

[edit] References

The Richest Man in Babylon - The Success Secrets of the Ancients, by George S. Clason. Publisher - Signet / First published in 1926 / ISBN 0451205367