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This book is now a required read in my household . There’s so much you can gain from reading this !! As a follower of God it further instills my trust in God and makes me correct the way I think and act in this world . If you have the time to read this definitely do !!!

At first, I was pondering, whether or not to read the Outwitting the Devil because I have read thousand books on the formula for success. Actually, the title turned me off thinking it would have a religious twist and they have manipulated Napoleon's writings. Boy, was I wrong! I must say that many, many books are excellent but over time, they tend to repeat the same message in different way.In my opinion, this is the most powerful book ever written on this topic and one I've been studying nearly every day for days now. Once I started reading it then I was desperate to read it, in its entirety. I so appreciate the wisdom of Napoleon Hill and the thousands of hours of his research and I devour this book and have now read it reputedly.I am now going to let my children read this book. Well, I have the audio version and will get the hardcopy version soon, maybe buy several to give as gifts. I know a lot of drifters. It is a simply Must-Read and is now one of my favorite books.This book was released when it should have been. Now a day when the spirit world is so accepted and is now on Prime Time TV. Okay, yeah I know that is ghost, but that is energy too, I am not saying that is bad energy. Okay, back to the book. This book will not be so nutty to our generation. Boy do we need it now days. If it was released anytime, sooner it would have been throughout and all of his great teachings would have as well. I thank the Napoleon Hill Foundation for having the courage to publish this book and do it in his own words. I like that you did not change his writings. I love hearing the old Napoleon Hill talking and the way he talked. There is much wisdom, lots of inspiration, and motivation in this book.An excellent book that contains logical information that is "timeless." Dr Hill spent a lifetime researching and studying human behavior and this manuscript that was written in 1938 but not published until now seems to be optimum summary of his research. I can tell you if you are a big fan of his teaching as I am. If you love his research of areas of success and failures, you will devour this book and read it repeatedly so that the concepts and ideas become a part of your subconscious blueprint for success.

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Outwitting the Devil, by Napoleon Hill, does not read like a classic novel about good and evil, pain and pleasure, or success and failure. There is no archetypical hero to root for, nor villain to hate. Those needing a happy ending, where the good guy wearing the white hat rides to the rescue (the adult version of the fairy tale) may find this book disappointing. This is more of a "choose your own adventure" book. Therefore, the reader should be prepared to pony up a bit, in the intellectual honesty department.The more serious reader is uniquely drawn into considering the possibility we've been intelligently designed and created to be the masters of our own fate and, as such, the reader is also challenged to consider the inherent responsibilities and thought processes such a paradigm entails. Napoleon Hill conveys his ideas through an imagined and most enticing Q&A session he has with the Devil himself. The quality of the questions Hill deftly asks of the Devil leaves little maneuvering room for the Devil to avoid giving truthful answers. This powerful and dynamic Q&A exercise more than suggests that thoughtful and strategic questioning can be more important and relevant than the perceived "source" of the information. In this case the "source" of the information is the Devil which may scare away those readers who are apprehensive and fearful of truly "knowing their enemy." Hill suggests, much like the cartoon character Pogo aptly stated, "We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us" or more apropos to Hill's observations; we have met the Devil, and the Devil is us.The concept that makes this book a hard read for the faint of heart and those desiring 'someone' to rescue them from their failing paradigms, rather than taking personal responsibility, is that the power of the Devil can only manifest itself in our lives if we lend the Devil our energies. Outwitting the Devil suggests that we lend the Devil our energies, by default, when we are careless with our thoughts, words, and actions. In so doing, we "drift" along through life with the rest of the herd (society at large). Hill poignantly portrays, in his Q&A with the Devil, the various thought traps that can cause us to "drift" over to the dark side.The idea of lending our energies to the dark side through careless thoughts, words, and actions correlates quite nicely with biblical scripture in Proverbs that tells us, "For as he (man) thinketh in his heart, so is he..."Outwitting the Devil advises the reader that we must consciously choose associates with complimentary values to our own otherwise it will be more difficult, if not impossible, to maintain the "definiteness of purpose" critical to achieving happiness and success. If we allow ourselves to get sucked into the negative vortex of the "drifters," we risk becoming "drifters" ourselves. Takeaway: If you want to help a "drifter," don't become one.Books, such as this one, written in a period of history (the Great Depression) that seems to rhyme with our current economic condition have many benefits. History often points out to us that successful men such as Napoleon Hill and the icons of his generation are not always successful all of the time or in every aspect of their lives. Knowing the principles of successful living and having the courage to comprehensively apply them may seem to be more aptly suited to our childhood comic book super-heroes and somewhat out of our reach. This book illustrates, however, that we all have the capacity to achieve our dreams and we are our own unsung heroes every time we find the courage to overcome our own personal fears. By releasing ourselves from our chronic fears and the underlying negative thoughts that sponsor them, we offer hope and inspiration to others to do the same. So, if we need to find either a hero or a villain to give our own life story a happy ending, we need to look no further than the nearest mirror and look at the reflection in it. That's where the buck truly stops.Outwitting the Devil offers the reader the awareness and tools needed to better manage their thoughts, words, actions, and outcomes. It's a great book and well worth the price of admission.----Steven Wallace, co-author of The END TIMES Hoax and the Hijacking of Our Liberty

Outwitting the Devil was not exactly what I thought it was going to be. This book definitely contains within it the secrets of freedom and success, especially in the face of fear, which can keep a lot of people from having success. Think this book is worth a read, especially compared to thinking grow rich which i got through the first five pages and never picked up again.Overall, the story portion we learned about hill is good but the part you really want to get to is the actual interview process, which can have some very triggering moments in it, but is worth reading. what it takes to be successful, especially the face of fear in the unknown is talked about in this book . A little bit of ranting that occurs in this book which is oddly timely considering this book was written a very long time ago, but still is relevant today almost some years laterso there’s that.Overall, I would say read it. It could change your life.