The Greatest Salesman In The World by Og Mandino, George

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April 27, 2009: This book really starts off slow. You don't know where it is going until you get to Chapter 4, then you start to understand what is going on. This is not a fictional type of book at all. If you are to understand the meaning of the title, you need to read the whole book. The last chapter really ties the whole book together. Overall, it was good reading.

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February 01, 2008: The novel ?The Greatest Salesman in the World? is a story about a wealthy business man (Hafid) and the secret behind his success. As he shares this long-kept secret to his trusted wealth keeper (Erasmus), he travels back to his childhood as a camel boy of a very successful salesman (Pathros), eager to be just like him. His master sees the passion in his eyes and gives him the chance to sell a silk robe in the poorest city in the country, Jerusalem. As he travels to Jerusalem filled with confidence and enthusiasm, he goes through an event in his life that will lead to his success. Although he failed to sell the robe, his master gives him the scrolls that contain the virtues and principles that will change his life forever. Og Mandino presents his main character Hafid, as a man of principles, humble and down to earth. Despite of his riches, he lives life without greed and without pleasure to the earthly materials. He lives a priceless life because of his values and principles. Hafid is a representation of Og Mandino?s beliefs on how to live a worthy life. ?The Greatest Salesman in the World? is a compilation of different virtues that will lead the readers to betterment. Almost half of the book talks about the scrolls and what are in it. All the messages in the scrolls lead to one theme statement: Making one?s life better starts with making one?s self better. Every scroll discusses one value that opens a path to a better life. It talks about reaching one?s highest dreams, taking risks and facing life?s challenges, self- discipline, maintaining a positive attitude towards life, understanding one?s strengths and weaknesses, embracing self- identity and taking initiative. All these messages inspire the readers to have a better self image and that leads to a better life. Og Mandino?s writing style is very clear, simple and has appositive perception about life. His religion and beliefs have a major effect in his writing style. He uses them as the foundation of the novel. For example the setting of the novel is the time prior to Christianity. ?The Greatest Salesman in the World? is a novel filled with spirituality and a much needed moral that inspires self-promotion. He uses profound words, phrase and sentences especially in the part where he discusses the scrolls, which made life?s principles very clear and inspiring to the readers. He also uses different figure of speech such as personification and rhetorical question that contributes to the novel?s effectiveness. Some examples are: ?Time teaches all things to he who lives forever but I have not the luxury of eternity? and ?And how will this be accomplished?? Behavior modification to improve the quality of life is the main point of this book. Mandino tells the readers to identify the actions that will lead to the desired results. Putting the right thoughts to one?s mind leads to proper action. This book takes you on a journey to the heart and soul of the creative force underlying each of our lives. It will give you a greater understanding and appreciation of the nature of human existence. The principles outlined in this book will help you become your most authentic self. This book transformed the way I look at the world and myself. It has given me a new appreciation for how amazing life can be if you have the courage to change your bad habits and improve the good ones. This should not be a read and forget book, but it should be taken seriously because it can...