Mandino eventually became a successful writer and speaker. His works were inspired by the Bible and influenced by Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone, and Emmet Fox. He was inducted into the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame. Philosophy Mandino's main philosophical message is that every person on earth is a miracle and should choose to direct their life with confidence and congruent to the laws that govern abundance. He claimed that all successful people take on their own lives by "charting" or consciously choosing both the desired destination and the path to reach it. Writings A Treasury of Success Unlimited (Editor, Hawthorn Books, 1966) The Greatest Salesman in the World (Frederick Fell, 1968; includes The Ten Ancient Scrolls for Success. Re-branded as an illustrated children's book The Greatest Gift in the World, Frederick Fell, 1976) U.S. in a Nutshell (Hawthorn, 1971) Cycles: the Mysterious Forces that Trigger Events (E.R. Dewey with Mandino, Hawthorn, 1971) The Greatest Secret In The World (Frederick Fell, 1972) The Greatest Miracle In The World (Frederick Fell, 1975; includes The God Memorandum) The Gift Of Acabar (with Buddy Kaye, Lippincott, 1978) The Christ Commission (Lippincott, 1980; speculative fiction novel) The Greatest Success In The World (Bantam, 1981) Og Mandino's University of Success (Bantam, 1982; compilation of other works) The Choice (Bantam, 1984) Mission: Success! (Bantam, 1986) The Greatest Salesman In The World Part II: The End Of The Story (Bantam, 1988) A Better Way To Live (Bantam, 1990; Best-Seller) The Return Of The Ragpicker (Bantam, 1992; includes For the Rest of My Life ..., "a powerful declaration of self-affirmation that one could read in six minutes or less" (from Greatest Mystery)) The Twelfth Angel (Ballantine, 1993) The Spellbinder's Gift (Ballantine, 1994) Secrets For Success And Happiness (Ballantine, 1995) The Greatest Mystery in the World (Ballantine, 1997; includes Advice From Heaven: The Eight Rungs of Life's Ladder) References External links Official website 1923 births 1996 deaths American self-help writers United States Army Air Forces officers United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II American writers of Italian descent People from Framingham, Massachusetts Writers from Massachusetts Natick High School alumni 20th-century American non-fiction writers Military personnel from Massachusetts