Napoleon Hill's book Think and Grow Rich a manual for success was first released in 1937 at the end of the Great Depression. It was accepted right away as a remedy for difficult times and stayed a best-seller for decades. Many people still consider its positive thinking philosophy and its detailed methods for acquiring wealth to be both pertinent and life-changing. According to Hill our ideas shape our reality. He provides a strategy and set of guidelines for turning thoughts into riches including visualization affirmation the formation of a Master Mind group setting goals and planning.