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 [This] previously unpublished Napoleon Hill manuscript....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

Shutup Sharon!!!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Like many of the other reviewers Sheron Lechter's comments totally ruin the book. It added nothing but defocuses from the contents

Obnoxious editor narration

The audiobook would be fabulous without the obnoxious and pointless narration from Sharon letcher, if her useless commentary could be removed from the audiobook, I’d have nothing bad to say, 5 stars across the board without her 2 cents interspersed through out.

Who is this lady?

I ordered a book written by Napoleon Hill... Not a book written by Napoleon Hill with interruptions every 5 minutes by a lady who wants to give you her opinions while reading the book.... Almost couldn’t finish it. Great concept and well written just hard to get in a flow when this gal interrupts the flow every time you finally get back into it. I’ve never written. Negative review before, but I can’t understate how turned off I was by the unorthodox decision to babysit the listener as they go through the discussions. Very disappointed in what otherwise would have been an amazing audio book that I’d go back to often enough. Thanks for writing this Napoleon... May you Rest In Peace. No thanks to the baby sitter.

For such a time as this.

Powerful and compelling. The words are as true today as when they were written.

Quirky start and premise. GREAT book.

What did you love best about Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil?

There's theater in this book, but there's also a ton of great info. I've recommended this book many times over and have listened to it several times.

What other book might you compare Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil to and why?

Executive Toughness

What about Dan John Miller and Phil Gigante ’s performance did you like?

You would never mistake the "devil" for Napoleon Hill.

Any additional comments?

The first hour and a half is a bit slow but it's worth it.

Changing our thoughts could be the most powerful tool to success!

Complex and yet simple. Hard to understand and yet straightforward. Listening multiple times I believe be helpful for me to really discern the message each of us need from this important information. Super insightful and thought provoking. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Phenomenal value

Any book that is powerful enough to change one’s life and Legacy is a worthwhile read. This book goes above and beyond that.

Relevant today!

Thanks so much! Such eye opening information. I have & will definitely recommend this book. I will listen to it again! There is so much food for thought!

Get it.

Great story and way to keep it interesting. Still relevant and full of wisdom. Recommended.

A wonderful find! Thought provoking.

Insightful. This book written in 1938 and published just 10 years ago (as I write this in 2021), it is prophetic and eerily current. Simply brilliant from Napoleon Hill.