Tom Butler-Bowdon

Tom Butler-Bowdon (born 1967, Adelaide) is a non-fiction author based in Oxford, England.

Butler-Bowdon is most notable for the 50 Classics series of books, which provide commentaries on key writings in personal development, psychology and philosophy.

The series is published in English by Nicholas Brealey Publishing, and has been translated into 23 languages.

He has also provided critical introductions to self-development and prosperity classics including Think and Grow Rich, The Science of Getting Rich, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Machiavelli's The Prince, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching and Plato's The Republic through the Capstone Classics series published by John Wiley & Sons (Europe).

He is the author of a motivational work, Think Long: Why It's Never Too Late To Be Great, Virgin, published April 2012.

Butler-Bowdon has been described as "a true scholar of this type of literature". He provided an article on 'Self-help books' for Encarta Encyclopedia, and his 50 Self-Help Classics won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award (US) for the Psychology/Self-Help category.

He is a graduate of the University of Sydney and the London School of Economics.

50 Classics series

Capstone Classics series

Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2009). Introduction to Think and Grow Rich: The Original Classic, Napoleon Hill. London: Capstone (Wiley). .

Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to The Science of Getting Rich: The Original Classic, Wallace Wattles. London: Capstone (Wiley). .

Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to The Art of War: The Ancient Classic, Sun Tzu. London: Capstone (Wiley). .

Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to The Prince: The Original Classic, Niccolò Machiavelli. London: Capstone (Wiley). .

Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to and abridgment of The Wealth of Nations: The Economics Classic, Adam Smith. London: Capstone (Wiley). .

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