Ask HN: Books on getting rich?

I recommend: 4 Hour Work Week

Think and Grow Rich, old as it is, is still the best book on getting rich I've ever read.

Think and Grow Rich

Also Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Agree with The Richest Man in Babylon and Think and Grow Rich.

Think and Grow Rich

the book's premise is about using money to make more money and that true wealth is a derivative of investing wisely.

My key takeaway from RDPD was a confidence that getting rich is not as hard as the typical middle class person is often led to believe.

especially How to get rich by Dennis Felix.

How to Get Rich, by Felix Dennis A lot of the book is biographical, but that part is very entertaining. Dennis is very upfront about drive, sacrifice, and luck required. Definitely not warm and fuzzy.

Agree with The Richest Man in Babylon

The Richest Man in Babylon - Old wisdom at is best.

Another one which I liked was, "Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way" Richard Branson It's how Branson got rich which is pretty interesting.

The Millionaire Next Door

"Titan, The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr." by Ron Chernow

I'll second this recommendation.

I Will Teach You To Be Rich was nicely written and has a lot of supplementary stuff, mostly centred around managing personal finance well. Probably not one of the "seminal" books - it's new - but a decent read.

a lot of what RDPD is about, namely buying real estate properties and then letting others rent them, when the housing and credit markets crashed. The one good lesson from the book now seems to be that you cannot expect high returns without high risks.

"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" is quite a good book; at any rate, I got useful information about it.

if the latter then Rich Dad is exactly what you need

I'd recommend Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat by Michael Masterson.

Check out "The Millionaire Mind"