The Science of Getting Rich

Wallace Wattles' 1910 classic was the direct inspiration for The Secret and influenced generations of wealth mindset authors. Wattles argues that getting rich is a science — a set of principles that, when followed exactly, produce wealth as reliably as chemistry produces chemical reactions. The book's 'Certain Way' involves thinking in a specific, grateful, creative manner and acting with purpose and efficiency. At just 80 pages, it is a concentrated dose of the prosperity philosophy that underlies much of the personal development movement.