Books like As a Man Thinketh

Loved As a Man Thinketh by James Allen? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1Meditations
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Both works present concise, aphoristic reflections on controlling one's perception and cultivating mental discipline in the face of external events.
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2The science of getting rich
The science of getting rich
Wallace D. Wattles
A contemporary New Thought manual published in 1910 that similarly argues mental focus and disciplined thought shape material reality.
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3Letters from a Stoic
Letters from a Stoic
Seneca
Features direct philosophical counsel on serenity, self-control, and the governance of inner reactions to outside circumstances.
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4Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Emil Frankl
Explores the premise that individuals retain the final freedom to choose their mental attitude under any set of conditions.
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5The Master Key System
The Master Key System
Charles F. Haanel
An early 20th-century series of lessons rooted in the New Thought tradition regarding visualization and mental focus.
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6The Strangest Secret
The Strangest Secret
Earl Nightingale
A mid-century motivational text directly descended from Allen's premise that people become what they think about.
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7Psycho-cybernetics
Psycho-cybernetics
Maxwell Maltz
Examines how internal mental self-image governs external behaviors and outcomes using a twentieth-century clinical framework.
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8The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Joseph Murphy
Draws on New Thought principles to argue that habitual thinking dictates physical well-being and personal success.
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