The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin S. Sharma
★ Top 10 book of 1999 · #7 on Best Books of 1999
A successful lawyer named Julian Mantle suffers a physical and emotional breakdown that forces him to rethink how he lives. His journey offers lessons for releasing your potential and finding passion, purpose and peace.
Best for: Readers seeking a fable-style guide to balance, fulfillment and personal growth
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is about
Julian Mantle is a successful lawyer who has lost his way. A physical and emotional collapse forces him to face his life, and he sells his holiday home and his red Ferrari to travel to the Himalayas. The story unfolds as a conversation between Julian and his best friend John, as Julian describes the spiritual lessons he gathered on the journey. Written by Robin Sharma, who left his own career as a litigation lawyer at 25, it is a business fable with a self-help purpose: to show readers how to release their potential and live with passion, purpose and peace. First published in 1997, it has sold more than four million copies in fifty-one languages. Inspirational and teaching in tone, it suits anyone feeling stretched by work and wondering what a simpler, more meaningful life might look like.
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari on the Best Books of 1999
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari came out in 1999. Of the 52 books first published in 1999 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #7 on our Best Books of 1999 list.
Why it made the list: 1,937 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (64 ratings); 161 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.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 1999 list
- The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket, #5
- The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah, #6
- Speak Laurie Halse Anderson, #8
- Nonviolent Communication Marshall B. Rosenberg, #9
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,713 want to read it, 161 are reading it now and 63 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 64 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 94 | 55% |
| Reader love | 54 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 96 | 20% |
Questions about The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
When was The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari published?
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma was first published in 1999.
Was The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari one of the best books of 1999?
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar. 1,937 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (64 ratings); 161 are reading it right now.
Why is The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari on the Best Books of 1999 list?
1,937 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (64 ratings); 161 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1999
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling, #1
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, #2
- Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, #3
- On Writing Stephen King, #4
- The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket, #5
- The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah, #6
See the full Best Books of 1999, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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