Outwitting the Devil
by Napoleon Hill
★ Top 25 book of 2011 · #12 on Best Books of 2011
Written in 1938 but withheld for years because of its controversial nature, this guide lays out seven principles of good. It promises to help readers overcome the obstacles standing between them and their goals.
Best for: Readers seeking classic personal achievement advice with a historically notable backstory
Outwitting the Devil is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 2011, out of 53 2011 books that cleared our data bar.
Outwitting the Devil on the Best Books of 2011
Outwitting the Devil came out in 2011. Of the 53 books first published in 2011 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #12 on our Best Books of 2011 list.
Why it made the list: 834 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (23 ratings); 44 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2011 list
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, #10
- Start with Why Simon Sinek, #11
- The Lean Startup Eric Ries, #13
- Cinder Marissa Meyer, #14
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 767 want to read it, 44 are reading it now and 23 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 23 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 70 | 55% |
| Reader love | 77 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 70 | 20% |
Questions about Outwitting the Devil
When was Outwitting the Devil published?
Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill was first published in 2011.
Was Outwitting the Devil one of the best books of 2011?
Outwitting the Devil is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 2011, out of 53 2011 books that cleared our data bar. 834 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (23 ratings); 44 are reading it right now.
Why is Outwitting the Devil on the Best Books of 2011 list?
834 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (23 ratings); 44 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2011
- Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, #1
- The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, #2
- Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, #3
- Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson, #4
- The Son of Neptune Rick Riordan, #5
- The Mark of Athena Rick Riordan, #6
See the full Best Books of 2011, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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