{"product_id":"the-success-bible-the-worlds-greatest-inspirational-classics-abridged-and-introduced-by-mitch-horowitz-9781722510787","title":"The Success Bible: The World's Greatest Inspirational Classics Abridged and Introduced by Mitch Horowitz","description":"\u003cb\u003eSUCCESS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.\u003cbr\u003e IT IS THE MEANING AND EXCELLENCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU BRING TO EACH TASK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this vivifying omnibus, historian and popular voice of esoteric spirituality Mitch Horowitz abridges and introduces nearly forty world classics of inspiration, motivation, and successful living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Your Subconscious Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Magic of Believing, \u003c\/i\u003e readers will discover time-hallowed methods of powerful living that honor traits of nobility and selfhood versus sneakiness and avarice. The many books in this collection--each introduced by Mitch--offer not sentimentality or myopia but hard-won and realistic guidance for life as it is, not as we idealize it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMitch opens the collection with his provocative \"101 Rules of Effective Living,\" each worthy of a chapter in itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I have no idea whether nice guys finish first, last, or not at all,\" Mitch writes in the preface. \"But I do know that honor is what builds powerful (not forceful) individuals and sound communities and companies, without which nothing can thrive. I believe this book places the motivated querent on the path to both.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatures Joseph Murphy, Neville Goddard, Norman Vincent Peale, James Allen, Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Napoleon Hill, Florence Scovel Shinn, Khalil Gibran, Dale Carnegie, Wallace D. Wattles, James Allen, Andrew Carnegie, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTzu, Sun:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - SUN TZU was a Chinese general, military strategist, and philosopher who lived in China in the 6th century BC. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, a widely influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and Eastern philosophy. Sun Tzu is revered in China as a legendary historical figure. His birth name was Sun Wu; the name Sun Tzu by which he is best known is an honorific that means \"Master Sun.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorowitz, Mitch:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - One of today's most acclaimed voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult, Mitch Horowitz is a PEN Award-winning historian whose books include Occult America, The Miracle Club, Daydream Believer, Modern Occultism, Happy Warriors, and Practical Magick. A former vice president at Penguin Random House, Mitch has written on alternative spirituality for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, Time, and The Wall Street Journal. A frequent presence in national media, Mitch hosts Discovery\/HBO Max's Alien Encounters; plays himself in Shudder's V\/H\/S\/Beyond, a 2025 Critics Choice Award nominee for Best Movie Made for Television; and hosts SpectreVision's podcast Extraordinary Evidence: ESP Is Real. His work is censored in China.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThoreau, Henry David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay \"Civil Disobedience\", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G\u0026D Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424398147858,"sku":"9781722510787","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3581d224-67e7-4849-ba66-24acc4b83fd0.jpg?v=1751374284","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-success-bible-the-worlds-greatest-inspirational-classics-abridged-and-introduced-by-mitch-horowitz-9781722510787","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}