5 stars (The greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino) - The Greatest Salesman in the World is an uplifting, motivating and inspiring book on sales and salesmanship. The author presents principles of good salesmanship in the form of a fascinating story which make it easy and interesting to remember the important principles. He does this through simple and direct parables which are woven into a profound story, with clever plot twists to explain the 10 principles for successful salesmanship as well as success in life. I loved to read the book because it is small and can be read and finished in a couple of hours and yet leave one with a deep impression. The book is recommended for beginners and veterans in the profession of selling. 1 stars (The only great salesman is the author) - An old rich merchant from the Bible times tries to pass on his secret to success. That "secret" is written in 10 ancient strolls who were given to him by another rich merchant before he died. These tips to accumulate wealth are nothing but cheap self-improvement-new-age advice that have nothing to do with business. For example, in the stroll marked 1, you can read: "Today I will savor the taste of grapes from these vines and verily I will swallow the seed of success buried in each and new life will sprout within me". The stroll marked 2 starts with this sentence: "I will greet this day with love in my heart" and number 4 begins with "I am nature's greatest miracle". This is the kind of insights you may expect from any book but a one called "The greatest salesman in the world". And it is so short: only 111 pages of really big print. If you want to read these kind of books, but written by good authors, please refer to Paulo Coelho. 5 stars (A very Powerful Book!) - The Greatest Salesman in The World is a classic case of not judging the quality of a book by it's size. This slim little book initially doesn't appear to be much or have much information. But once applied, it is powerful. ... Bantam :: Fiction & Religious :: Religious - General :: Fiction - Religious :: Fiction :: Og Mandino :: :: The Greatest Salesman in the World