The Science of Getting Rich
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The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by Wallace D. Wattles.
This book is a success classic written in 1912. The original book has 17 short chapters. Chapter 7 on gratitude is very well written and explains the relation of developing a thankful heart to cultivate expectation, faith, and an harmonious relationship with yourself and the world. Wattles work is considered a form or philosophy of Mental Science or Mind Science which may have preceded the New Thought movement. Wattles published this work during the time of some other famous self help founders such as: Thomas Troward and Charles F. Haanel.
Wattles says this book is:
- "Intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophise afterward. It is pragmatical, not philosophical; a practical manual, not a lot of theory. It is for those who have, so far, found neither the time, the means, nor the opportunity to go deeply into the study of metaphysics, but who want prosperous results and who are willing to take the conclusions of science as a basis for action."
The book precedes Napoleon Hill and Think and Grow Rich.[1]
