The Magic of Thinking Big
The Magic of Thinking Big is a self-help book by David J. Schwartz, a marketing professor at Georgia State University, first published in 1959. By 1982 it ranked among Simon & Schuster's best-selling paperbacks, and more than 6 million copies had been sold by 2015.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Prentice-Hall, 1959
- First published
- Prentice-Hall, 1959
The first edition of The Magic of Thinking Big by David Joseph Schwartz was published in Englewood Cliffs, N.J by Prentice-Hall in 1959. We track 2 editions.
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- Editions recorded
- 38 on Open Library, 20 in English
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Magic of Thinking Big?
The first edition of The Magic of Thinking Big by David Joseph Schwartz was published in Englewood Cliffs, N.J by Prentice-Hall in 1959.
How many editions of The Magic of Thinking Big are there?
We track 2 editions of The Magic of Thinking Big, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- David J. Schwartz (motivational writer), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Magic of Thinking Big, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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