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The Richest Man in Babylon
Money lessons told as stories from ancient Babylon
The content first appeared as pamphlets distributed by US banks and insurance companies from 1920 to 1924, and was bound into a book in 1926. Arkad is a poor scribe who becomes the wealthiest man in Babylon, and he shares financial advice through parables. The advice includes the Seven Cures for building wealth and the Five Laws of Gold for protecting and investing it. Clason published an illustrated hardback, The Richest Man in Babylon and Other Stories, in 1930.
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Who
Arkad, a poor scribe who becomes Babylon's wealthiest man.
World
Ancient Babylon, told through parables.
What makes it different
Wikipedia says it remains in print almost 90 years after its first edition, and that its parable structure has inspired many modern derivative works.
Feel
Plain and encouraging.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The Richest Man in BabylonWikipedia