The Richest Man in Babylon

The path to wealth is clear and straightforward; many people have traveled it over the millennia and achieved prosperity. If one does not neglect their wisdom and learns the golden rules, anyone can follow this path. In 1926, George Samuel Clason, the owner of a cartography company, published an amazing book: in form, it is a collection of fascinating "Babylonian" parables, but in essence, it is a clear financial guide directing those wishing to improve their financial situation down the right road. Along with drivers, weavers, shepherds, and other residents of ancient Babylon in search of wisdom and wealth, the reader witnesses the success of the once poor scribe, now wealthy Arcad, and extracts from his life experience seven important lessons on how to wisely "build" a fortune. This and many other instructive stories narrate the universal laws of handling money that will help preserve and increase accumulated funds. The book is published in a new translation. In the appendix, the reader will find the text of the famous lecture by the popular preacher Russell H. Conwell (1843–1925) "Acres of Diamonds," which he delivered more than six thousand times.