Tom 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.

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.

Each book contains 50 insightful, engaging commentaries on the key writings in a subject, along with key quotes and biographies of the authors. By distilling the essence of major books for you, Tom ramps up your knowledge while saving you precious time and money.

The series began with 50 Self-Help Classics, and has since covered the key books in Success, Spirituality, Psychology, Prosperity, Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Business. 

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’. His 50 Self-Help Classics won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award (US) for the Psychology/Self-Help category. 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.

The series is published in English by Nicholas Brealey Publishing. The books have been translated into 25 languages, with over 500,000 copies sold in English in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, India, South Africa, Singapore and elsewhere.

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