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 [This] previously unpublished Napoleon Hill manuscript....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)

Interview comes alive

I read this book and really enjoyed it, but listening to it was so much more powerful. Highly recommend!

MUST READ ! Excellent !

One of the best books Ive ever read ! I highly recommend to everyone wanting a better understanding of life and success!

This book is relevant more now than it was, when it was written

One of the things that I love the most about this book was the controversial nature of a lot of the subject matter. Whether it be it’s critique on schools and how they’re made and created to. Build workers, and not for people to think for themselves. The fact that most people drift through life and the devil does not work in grand gestures of manipulation, but in small moments of deceit and distraction, in order to get you slightly off course in effect little decisions, to the extent of which you can’t escape the habits that you’ve created, the book was well written, and extremely thought out! This is one that I feel most people should read and come back to again and again

Book changed the way I look at life

This book opened my eyes to many things I was blind to. The devil is in the details! We’re split between his side or God’s side.

This lady needs to stfu

I have listened to the original one on audio several times. Than all of a sudden it’s replaced with this lady’s pov. Ugh so much better with out her.
It really made me see things in a different perspective.

Full of ah hah moments!

This book connects a lot of dots and brings a lot to light. If it doesn’t change your perspective on a lot of things I’ll be surprised. I’ve listened to this book 4 times already and 3 were back to back. Are you part of the 2%?

POW!

it's the perfect book. I can't believe no one talks about this one. I have listened to this for hours and it never gets old.

Insidefull, interesting, and truthful

I absolutely love this read, and I’ll recommend to anyone that’s trying to level them self. I wish more people listen to this read is a eye opening for a better life and a better you as you listen you find out how corrupted the system is and how the Devil use it for his advantage, to control the population. I warned you this listen is not for the weak or the soft men, is hard and truthful so be prepared for what your going to listen.

The truth

Great book , secret to freedom and success , i would recommend it to anyone who is feeling fearful, lost or looking for answers for things he cannot understand happening in his life

Delete Sharon Lechter

Where does Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Near the top, if not the top. I listened to it following "Think and Grow Rich"

What was one of the most memorable moments of Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil?

The voice and subtle humor of the devil.

What three words best describe Dan John Miller and Phil Gigante ’s voice?

Great.

Any additional comments?

Sharon Lechter's interruption every 5 minutes is very distracting so I deleted them (see below). She just repeats what Hill said, added her opinion and then asked a question that made you feel like you were in a primary school classroom. Sharon may have had good intentions with her commentary but it does not add value.

After listening to the book for 20-30 minutes I decided to delete all her parts. After this, I could get immersed in the book and take in the content. This was impossible with Sharon Lechter's interruptions.

I used Audacity to delete Sharon Lechter's segments. They are relatively easy to see because there is a clear gap between the her sound bites and the other narrators. This took me 1-2 hours but it saved me about 60 minutes in listening time. Unfortunately I couldn't use Audibles app to listen to the edited mp3s so I used another app.

Consider doing this, it's a much better experience. The publishers should consider releasing a version without the commentary.