Tom Butler-Bowdon
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Tom Butler-Bowdon is a non-fiction author based in Oxford, England, most notable for the 50 Classics series of books, which provide commentaries on key writings in the personal development field.
The series is published in English by Nicholas Brealey Publishing, and has been translated into 22 languages.
He has also provided critical introductions to self-development and prosperity classics including Think and Grow Rich
, The Science of Getting Rich
, Sun Tzu's Art of War
, Machiavelli's The Prince
and Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations through the Capstone Classics series published by John Wiley & Sons (Europe). He is contracted to write a motivational work for Virgin Books
entitled Never Too Late To Be Great, due for publication in January 2012.
Butler-Bowdon has been described as "a true scholar of this type of literature". He provided an article on 'Self-help books' for Encarta Encyclopedia, and his 50 Self-Help Classics won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award (US) for the Psychology/Self-Help category.
He is a graduate of the University of Sydney
and the London School of Economics
.
The series is published in English by Nicholas Brealey Publishing, and has been translated into 22 languages.
He has also provided critical introductions to self-development and prosperity classics including Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich is a motivational personal development and self-help book written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion from Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie...
, The Science of Getting Rich
The Science of Getting Rich
The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by the New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles; it was published in 1910 by the Elizabeth Towne Company. The book is still in print after 100 years. It was a major inspiration for Rhonda Byrne's bestselling book and film The Secret...
, Sun Tzu's Art of War
The Art of War
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu , a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period...
, Machiavelli's The Prince
The Prince
The Prince is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus . But the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after...
and Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations through the Capstone Classics series published by John Wiley & Sons (Europe). He is contracted to write a motivational work for Virgin Books
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company.-History:...
entitled Never Too Late To Be Great, due for publication in January 2012.
Butler-Bowdon has been described as "a true scholar of this type of literature". He provided an article on 'Self-help books' for Encarta Encyclopedia, and his 50 Self-Help Classics won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award (US) for the Psychology/Self-Help category.
He is a graduate of the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
and the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
.