The Science of Getting Rich

With this seminal book, Wallace Wattles popularized the Law of Attraction, the powerful concept that inspired The Secret. The Science of Getting Rich explains how to attract wealth, overcome emotional barriers, and apply foolproof methods to bring financial success into your life.

This special 100-year edition contains the complete, original text, along with never-before published biographical information on Wattles, and a foreword by Catherine Ponder, the doyenne of modern prosperity writers. It also features an introduction from personal development authority Tom Butler-Bowdon, plus another Wattles classic, The Science of Being Great.

Foreword by Catherine Ponder vii

An Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon ix

Letter from Florence Wattles xxxi

Sources xxxv

About Tom Butler-Bowdon xxxvii

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The Science of Being Great 111

Wallace Delois Wattles wrote a number of books following a lifetime of researching and practising the laws of success. Inspired by the teachings of philosophers and spiritual thinkers, his principles are practical and actionable and continue to exert a strong influence today.

Tom Butler-Bowdon is the author of five bestselling books on classic self-help and motivational writing. He has been described by USA Today as 'a true scholar of this type of literature'.

His first book, 50 Self-Help Classics, won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin award. www.butler-bowdon.com

OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE IN THE CLASSICS SERIES FROM CAPSTONE

Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche, 978-0-857-08848-2

Meditations, Marcus Aurelius, 978-0-857-08846-8

On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, 978-0-857-08847-5

Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, 978-0-857-08311-1 The Art of War, Sun Tzu, 978-0-857-08009-7

The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel Shinn, 978-0-857-08840-6

The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud, 978-0-857-08844-4

The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli, 978-0-857-08078-3 The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran, 978-0-857-08855-0

The Republic, Plato, 978-0-857-08313-5

The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, 978-0-857-08077-6 Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill, 978-1-906-46559-9

THE ORIGINAL GUIDE TO CREATING WEALTH

With this seminal book, Wallace Wattles popularized the Law of Attraction, the powerful concept that inspired The Secret. The Science of Getting Rich explains how to attract wealth, overcome emotional barriers, and apply foolproof methods to bring financial success into your life.

This special 100-year edition contains the complete, original text, along with never-before published biographical information on Wattles, and a foreword by Catherine Ponder, the doyenne of modern prosperity writers. It also features an introduction from personal development authority Tom Butler-Bowdon, plus another Wattles classic, The Science of Being Great.