Outwitting the Devil

The Secret to Freedom and Success

By: Napoleon Hill, Sharon L. Lechter - editor, Mark Victor Hansen - foreword

Narrated by: Dan John Miller, Phil Gigante

Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

“Napoleon Hill was one of America’s great, influential thinkers who continues to have an enormous impact today.” - Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine

Bestselling author Napoleon Hill reveals the seven principles of good that allow us to triumph over obstacles...and find success.

Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to reveal how fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy prevent us from realizing our personal goals. This long-suppressed parable, once considered too controversial to publish, was written by Hill in 1938 following the publication of his classic bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. Annotated and edited for a contemporary audience by Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Three Feet from Gold coauthor Sharon Lechter, this book is profound, powerful, resonant, and rich with insight.

©2011 by The Napoleon Hill Foundation (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"My simple faith is this: If we are created in God’s image, then we were born to create, and to create is to prosper. [This] previously unpublished Napoleon Hill manuscript.... I’ve read it and recommend it." (Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes magazine)

Great information but could have done without Sharon's comments

It was great information but Sharon's commentary created a disconnect from the story. I definitely recommend the book however. Just ignore the extra comments.

Great book

Great book only thing I would change is how often the lady commented on everything

IMMEASURABLY POWERFUL... YET...

I'm empowered thru my ability to be and to the extent that I am definite. Sharon... why oh why did you feel out necessary to interject throughout the book instead of writing your own book revealing your thoughts on this book. or even saving your thoughts for the end. it just seemed insulting to the original text and honestly annoying to keep hearing breaks in the flow of conversation to hear a third party coming in, qualifying, interpreting and framing the points being made as if it was unclear. I do not mean to be rude, just honest feedback. And the references to the other book she wrote didn't help. although I believe it would be a worthwhile read. .
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Important info

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend it, even though the style is a bit dated it has some essential information for increasing confidence in the outcomes of our efforts in life.

Insightful and useful at any time!

The information is very useful for personal development and growth of any company. I will definitely listen again.

Kept under wraps for 70 years

Would you listen to Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil again? Why?

I am certainly going to listen to Outwitting the Devil again, possibly several times. There is too much material here to digest or even remember in one session. It isn't all that long, but it is very condensed and the ideas deserve to be pondered upon.

What did you like best about this story?

For anyone who is familiar with Hill's previous work, Think and Grow Rich or any of the Positive Thinking self help books that have come after it, many of the ideas presented in this book are familiar. However, the dialog with the Devil format is unique and extremely compelling, making it far different from the touchy feelie books that the self help industry has spawned in the last thirty years. It is less The Secret and more The Screwtape Letters or Twain's Letters from the Earth. It presents positive thinking as a moral dilemma and puts failure or success in a social and spiritual context rather than a material context. Of course, the Devil in Outwitting the Devil is a literary device and bears little resemblance to the Christian devil. Still, His Majesty comes to life and presents himself as a being to be taken seriously rather than dismissed as a mere superstition.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I really liked the dramatic performance aspect of having the narrator and the Devil be two different voices. The narrator who read the part of the Devil was excellent, full of personality, gravitas and a touch of wry humor. He was truly the highlight of the experience. However, I didn't care for the frequent intrusion of the editor. Her often patronizing repetition of what Hill had just said and questions along the lines of "what do YOU think of X? Can you find X in your life? not only broke up the flow of the narration but was irritating as well. This kind of interjection might work in a written format, but in an audio format, I often lost track of what Hill was saying and sometimes had to go so far as to back up and start over. If the editor really needed to put in her two cents worth, she could have just as easily consolidated her remarks at the end of the book, which would have worked better.

What did you learn from Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil that you would use in your daily life?

Hill's seven principles are the sort of concise wisdom that could very easily be printed out and posted on a wall over my desk as constant reminders of how not to fall into the habit of drifting.

Any additional comments?

There will probably be those who will object to the often 'politically incorrect' comments that Hill makes throughout the book. It was written in a different time with different assumptions about gender and social class. However, the people and institutions that the devil criticizes so vehemently are just as worthy of criticism today if not more. I have a feeling that the people who would have objected to this book in 1938 are still the people who would object to it now, and for the same reasons.

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Hill's story great, narrator input sucks

I wish it were just Hill's original work. There is worthless side analysis that sucks.

amazing

I love this book one of the best investments I made for myself. I recomend this book to everyone.

Without a doubt... timeless information.

I couldn't believe how applicable the information in this book was to this day in age