The Psychology of Money vs The Richest Man in Babylon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Wealth, Finance, Business
The Psychology of Money
Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. How to manage money,…
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The Richest Man in Babylon
To bring your dreams and desires to fulfillment, you must be successful with money. This book shows you how to amass personal wealth by sharing the secrets of the ancient Babylonians, who were the first to discover the…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Richest Man in Babylon highest: The Richest Man in Babylon 4.2 · The Psychology of Money 4.0.
- The Richest Man in Babylon is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The Psychology of Money.
- The Richest Man in Babylon has the widest readership — 252519 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Psychology of Money | The Richest Man in Babylon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (21) | 4.2 (252519) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (46) | 4.5 (1053) |
Reception
| The Psychology of Money | The Richest Man in Babylon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 424 | 252519 |
| Editions | 26 | 258 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 239542 |
| Reading it now | — | 26939 |
| Written reviews | — | 13713 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9979 | 8546 |
| Pages | 272 | 92 |