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Og Mandino

Speaker / Self-Help Specialist

A writer and former magazine editor, Og Mandino published The Greatest Salesman in the World in 1968, a parable with common sense advice on how to succeed in life. The book was a success and Mandino became one of the most popular motivational speakers in the U.S. He went on to write other self-help books, including The Greatest Secret in the World and A Better Way to Live. All told, Mandino has sold more than 30 million books.

Other inspirational speakers and/or salesmen: Deepak Chopra, Susan Powter and Bill Porter.

Blog posts mentioning Og Mandino:
Wallis Simpson, Inspirational Thinker?

Four Good Links

OgMandino.com

Calls itself his 'official site' -- quite sales-pitchy, but with good Og info

The Og Mandino Online Bookstore

Not much info on Mandino, but easy access to books

The Greatest Salesman Lives On

Brief introductory tribute to Mandino's legacy

Mandino Excerpt

Brief text from The Greatest Secret in the World

Vital Stats

Birth

1923

Birthplace

?

Death

1996
(age 73)

Best Known As

Author of The Greatest Salesman in the World

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