{"id":70,"date":"2025-01-08T15:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T15:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/pma\/books\/personal-development\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:02:08","slug":"personal-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/pma\/library\/personal-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pma-container pma-container--prose\">\n<p class=\"pma-eyebrow\">School of PMA &#038; Human Potential<\/p>\n<p class=\"pma-lede\">The literature of character, habit and achievement, from the early twentieth-century writers whose work is now public property to the contemporary authors who continue it.<\/p>\n<h2>In the Library<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pma-small\">Two separate facts per entry. The right-hand column is <strong>availability<\/strong> \u2014 what a reader can do today. The middle column is <strong>rights and provenance<\/strong> \u2014 who owns the work. Where a rights or edition review is still open it says so in those words; no title is described as rights-cleared unless it has been verified.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pma-list\">\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie\/\">Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Andrew Carnegie \u00b7 Public domain \u00b7 edition confirmed<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$9.99<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/conceive-it-believe-it-achieve-it\/\">Conceive it Believe It Achieve it<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta pma-list__meta--verify\">VERIFY COMMERCIAL RIGHTS<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/cycles-the-science-of-prediction\/\">Cycles The Science Of Prediction<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta pma-list__meta--verify\">VERIFY COMMERCIAL RIGHTS<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$9.99<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/digital-10-minute-mind-map\/\">Digital 10 Minute Mind Map<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Published by PMA Science University<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/pma-mindset-student-guide\/\">PMA Mindset STUDENT Guide<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Published by PMA Science University<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$2.99<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/pma-science-17-principles\/\">PMA Science of Success 17 Principles<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Published by PMA Science University<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$7.99<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/stoic-phone-wallpapers\/\">Stoic Phone Wallpapers<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Published by PMA Science University<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$19.00<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/the-art-of-public-speaking\/\">The Art of Public Speaking<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Dale Carnegie &amp; J. Berg Esenwein \u00b7 Public domain \u00b7 edition confirmed<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$9.99<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/the-book-of-self-mastery\/\">The Book of Self Mastery<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta pma-list__meta--verify\">VERIFY COMMERCIAL RIGHTS<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$9.99<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/the-magic-of-believing\/\">The Magic of Believing<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta pma-list__meta--verify\">VERIFY COMMERCIAL RIGHTS<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">$9.99<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/product\/your-way-to-wealth-digital-edition\/\">Your Way To Wealth &amp;#8211; Digital Edition<\/a><\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta pma-list__meta--verify\">VERIFY COMMERCIAL RIGHTS<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\">Free<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recommended reading in this field<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pma-small\">PMA Science University does not publish these works and holds no distribution right in them. They are listed because the curriculum depends on them. Each entry points to its rights holder.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pma-list\">\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">48 Laws of Power<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Robert Greene \u2014 Viking\/Penguin<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Nomad Press<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nomadpress.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Andrew Carnegies Mental Dynamite<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Built to Serve<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Evan Carmichael \u2014 Savio Republic<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Make Your Bed<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Adm. William H. McRaven \u2014 Grand Central<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Mans Search For Meaning<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Viktor Frankl \u2014 Beacon Press<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beacon.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Mastery<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Robert Greene \u2014 Viking\/Penguin<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Napoleon Hill Is on the Air: The Five Foundations for Success<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Napoleon Hills Master Course<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Og Mandinos University of Success<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Og Mandino \u2014 Bantam<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Secrets of Closing the Sale<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Zig Ziglar \u2014 Revell<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziglar.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Success Habits<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Og Mandino \u2014 Bantam<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">FranklinCovey<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Alchemist<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Paulo Coelho \u2014 HarperOne<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Choice A Surprising New Message of Hope<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Edith Eger \u2014 Scribner<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Concise Laws of Human Nature<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Robert Greene \u2014 Profile Books<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/profilebooks.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Daily Laws<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Robert Greene \u2014 Viking\/Penguin<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Four Agreements<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Don Miguel Ruiz \u2014 Amber-Allen Publishing<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberallen.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Great Pretender<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Susannah Cahalan \u2014 Grand Central<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Greatest Salesman in the World<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Og Mandino \u2014 Bantam<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Magic of Thinking Big<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">David J. Schwartz \u2014 Touchstone<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Robin Sharma \u2014 HarperCollins<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robinsharma.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Psychology of Money<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Morgan Housel \u2014 Harriman House<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/harriman-house.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Richest Man in Babylon<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">George S. Clason \u2014 Penguin edition<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Rules of Life<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Richard Templar \u2014 Pearson<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearson.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Science of Personal Achievement (Audiobook)<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">The Strangest Secret<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Nightingale-Conant<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nightingale.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Three feet from gold<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Truthful Living<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Unfuk Yourself<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Gary John Bishop \u2014 HarperOne<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Wishes Won&amp;#8217;t Bring Riches<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Wordcraft<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Jack Hart \u2014 University of Chicago Press<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/press.uchicago.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">You Can Work Your Own Miracles<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">The Napoleon Hill Foundation<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naphill.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">You Can&amp;#8217;t Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">David H. Sandler \u2014 Sandler Systems<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandler.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Your Next Five Moves<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Patrick Bet-David \u2014 Gallery Books<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pma-list__row\"><span class=\"pma-list__title\">Your One Word<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__meta\">Evan Carmichael \u2014 Hay House<\/span><span class=\"pma-list__action\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hayhouse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Publisher<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pma-btn-row\"><a class=\"pma-btn pma-btn--quiet\" href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/pma\/library\/\">All of the Library<\/a> <a class=\"pma-btn pma-btn--quiet\" href=\"https:\/\/pmascience.com\/pma\/library\/founders-works\/\">Founder\u2019s Works<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School of PMA &#038; Human Potential The literature of character, habit and achievement, from the early twentieth-century writers whose work is now public property to the contemporary authors who continue it. 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