The Richest Man in Babylon - Capstone Classics by George S Clason Hardcover

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"In the pages of history there lives no city more glamorous than Babylon. Its very name conjures visions of wealth and splendor. Its treasures of gold and jewels were fabulous. One naturally pictures such a wealthy city as located in a suitable setting of tropical luxury, surrounded by rich natural resources of forests, and mines. Such was not the case. It was located beside the Euphrates River, in a flat, arid valley. It had no forests, no mines - not even stone for building. It was not even located upon a natural trade route. The rainfall was insufficient to raise crops"--