Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in a one-room cabin on the Pound River in Wise County, Virginia. He began his writing career at age 13 as a “mountain reporter” for small town newspapers and went on to become America’s most beloved motivational author. Hill passed away in November 1970 after a long and successful career writing, teaching, and lecturing about the principles of success. Dr. Hill’s work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. His book, Think and Grow Rich, is the all-time bestseller in the field. Hill established the Foundation as a nonprofit educational institution whose mission is to perpetuate his philosophy of leadership, self-motivation, and individual achievement.Don Green, a resident of Wise, Virginia, the birthplace of Napoleon Hill, Don Green brings nearly 45 years of banking, finance, and entrepreneurship experience to his role as Executive Director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation. His first youthful business venture was charging admission to see his pet bear—yes, the living, growling kind! Since 2000, Green has traveled worldwide and used his finance skills to grow the Foundation’s funds in order to continue the Foundation’s educational outreach to prisons. Green has both modeled leadership skills as a CEO and taught them through the PMA Science of Success course at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Don specializes in discussing his personal experiences in leadership and providing audiences with proven methods of applying Dr. Hill’s success philosophy to business. He was recently featured in a presentation on the Importance of Entrepreneurship in a National Economy by Dr. Peter Yun at a United Nations Forum.

• Foreword by Dr. J. B. HillIntroduction by Don M. GreenSPEECHESWhat I Learned from Analyzing Ten Thousand PeopleThe Man Who Has Had No ChanceThe End of the Rainbow: 1922 Commencement Address at Salem CollegeThe Five Essentials of Success: 1957 Baccalaureate Sermon at Salem CollegeMaker of Miracle MenGoing the Extra Mile: Success UnlimitedAppendix“This Changing World” Article, Letters, Etc.Endnotes

"Keys to Help You Develop and Attain a Lifelong Philosophy for Success. The passion and rhythm of Napoleon Hill’s delivery, his wit, and 'spellbinding oratory' that mesmerized the audiences of his speeches is evident in the printed pages of these speeches. Hill has a unique gift for reaching into the heart of the individual reader and implanting hope, self-confidence, and the promise of fulfilling personal destiny. W. Clement Stone regards Napoleon Hill as a 'Maker of Miracle Men.'  Readers of Napoleon Hill’s Greatest Speeches have the opportunity to join the ranks of these 'miracle men'. A complimentary copy of this book was provided for review purposes. The opinions expressed are my own."- Richard R. Blake