Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2007). 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do; Insight and Inspiration From 50 Key Books. London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey, pp.324. ISBN 978-1-85788-386-2. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to The Prince: The Original Classic, Niccolò Machiavelli. London: Capstone (Wiley). ISBN 978-0-85708-078-3. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2016). 50 Politics Classics: Freedom, Equality, Power. London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey, pp. ISBN 978-1857886290. Butler-Bowdon's "50 Economics Classics: The Greatest Books Distilled" was awarded a silver medal in the 2018 Axiom Business Book Awards, in the Business Reference category. [5]

As Series Editor, Tom Butler-Bowdon researches possible new titles; source, organize and edit the texts; find experts to write Introductions; or writes the Intros himself. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2003) 50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life. London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey, pp.288. ISBN 978-1-85788-323-7. The series began with 50 Self-Help Classics, and has since covered the key books in Success, Spirituality, Psychology, Prosperity, Philosophy, Politics, Economicsand Business.Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to and abridgment of The Wealth of Nations: The Economics Classic, Adam Smith. London: Capstone (Wiley). ISBN 978-0-85708-077-6. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to The Art of War: The Ancient Classic, Sun Tzu. London: Capstone (Wiley). ISBN 978-0-85708-009-7. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2012). Introduction to The Republic: The Influential Classic, Plato. London: Capstone (Wiley). ISBN 978-0-85708-313-5. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2020). Introduction to The Game of Life and How to Play It: The Self-Help Classic, Florence Scovel Shinn. London: Capstone (Wiley). ISBN 978-0857088406. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2005). 50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom From 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose. London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey, pp.300. ISBN 978-1-85788-349-7.

Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2010). Introduction to The Science of Getting Rich: The Original Classic, Wallace Wattles. London: Capstone (Wiley). ISBN 978-0-85708-008-0. A stunning survey of the "king of disciplines," 50 Philosophy Classics seeks to enlighten and explain, rather than merely instruct, highlighting a remarkable group of thinkers and their seminal works. This lively entry point to the field of philosophy analyses of ancient and modern philosophers to show how philosophy helped shape the events human history. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2009). Introduction to Think and Grow Rich: The Original Classic, Napoleon Hill. London: Capstone (Wiley). ISBN 978-1-906465-59-9. Butler-Bowdon is also Series Editor for the Capstone Classics series published by Wiley & Sons (Europe). Within this series he has provided critical introductions to 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, Plato's The Republic, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, and Florence Scovel Shinn's The Game of Life.Butler-Bowdon was born in Adelaide. He graduated from the University of Sydney (BA Hons, Government and History) and the London School of Economics (MSc Politics of the World Economy). [1] Career [ edit ]

Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2012). Think Long: Why It's Never Too Late To Be Great. London: Virgin/Random House. ASIN B007AGAU16. Referring to his earlier work on the personal development literature, Butler-Bowdon was described by USA Today as "a true scholar of this type of literature". [3] His 50 Self-Help Classics won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award (US) for the Psychology/Self-Help category. [4] Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2017). 50 Economics Classics: Your Shortcut to the Most Important Ideas on Capitalism, Finance, and the Global Economy. Nicholas Brealey, pp.386 ISBN 978-1857886733.Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2013). 50 Philosophy Classics: Thinking, Being, Acting, Seeing – Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books. London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey, pp. ISBN 978-1857885965. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2008). 50 Prosperity Classics: Attract It, Create It, Manage It, Share It: Wisdom From the Most Valuable Books on Wealth Creation and Abundance. London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey, pp.312. ISBN 978-1-85788-504-0. languages, over 500,000 copies sold in English in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, India, South Africa, Singapore and elsewhere. Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2018). 50 Business Classics: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy. Nicholas Brealey ISBN 1857886755

Find sources: "Tom Butler-Bowdon"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2004). 50 Success Classics: Winning Wisdom for Work and Life from 50 Landmark Books. London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey, pp.300. ISBN 978-1-85788-333-6. Butler-Bowdon is most notable for the 50 Classics series of books, which provide commentaries on key writings in personal development, psychology, philosophy and economics.Each book contains 50 insightful, engaging commentaries on the key writings in a subject , along with key quotes and biographies of the authors. The 50 Classics concept is based on the idea that every subject or genre will contain at least fifty books that encapsulate its knowledge and wisdom. By creating a list of those landmark or representative titles, then providing commentaries that note the key points and assess the importance of each work, you will learn about valuable books you may otherwise have never discovered. He is the author of a motivational work, Think Long: Why It's Never Too Late To Be Great, Virgin, published April 2012. Bruce Rosenstein described Butler-Bowdon as "a curator extraordinaire, and unerringly determines the appropriate books to cover, which is far from an easy task.". [7]