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Book Review Ongreatest Salesman in the World Part Ii
Book Review of The Greatest Salesman in the World Part II: The End of the Story

Re-Submitted To: Prof. Parag Shah Submitted By: Varun Khimani Application No. – 61279 Date of Submission – 09/02/2011

Introduction
In ‘The Greatest Salesman in the World Part II: The End of the Story’, Og Mandino has talked about a young camel boy and his life. The ten vows of success given in the book have changed the camel boy’s life drastically.
After serving as a bomber pilot in World War II, Og Mandino started reading on self-help and motivation. He gradually started writing his own book on the same topics. Most of his writing has been inspired from the holy Bible. The prequel of this book, ‘The Greatest Salesman in the World’ was one of the bestselling books in the world.
The prequel covers the journey of Hafid as a camel boy to a successful and the greatest salesman in the world. After not able to sell the robe, Hafid donates the robe to a just born child, Jesus. When Hafid told his master about the robe, the master gives him the ten scrolls of success which makes Hafid the greatest salesman in the world.
In this book, the journey of Hafid as a rich successful person to an orator is described. It covers how initially Hafid had retired himself from all the activities, how he becomes an orator talking about his experiences and in the end how he decides to write down the ten vows of success and share them with the world.
Summary
One day, Hafid the greatest salesman in the world after talking to her beloved lady, Lisha, decided to teach the lessons of success to other people and Galenus, a stranger who was the promoter of such events offers his

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