Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) is one of the founding fathers of the self-motivation movement. His Think and Grow Rich! is the most widely acclaimed, influential book on personal success ever published. It has never been out of print since 1937 and has sold an estimated 100 million copies worldwide. Hill was a protege of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, an informal adviser to Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and author of more than 30 books. He founded Success Unlimited magazine with his long-time collaborator W. Clement Stone. His signal works are Think and Grow Rich, The Law of Success, and Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (with W. Clement Stone). He was a Virginia native. Ross Cornwell is a South Carolina native, educated at Davidson College and Stanford University. Worked as a journalist and columnist, editor, script writer, and in higher education as information officer, serving as executive assistant to the president of Clemson University. Recipient of top national and international awards, including 2001 Bronze World Medal at the New York Festivals and 2002 Silver Screen Award at 35th Annual U. S. International Film and Video Festival in LA. Owned corporate communications company and was first executive editor of Think & Grow Rich Newsletter.