Robert Ringer

Robert J. Ringer (born 1938) is an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author of several best-selling self-help books.

Writings

His first book, Winning Through Intimidation, was published in 1973. After the manuscript racked up 10 rejections from publishers, Ringer decided to self-publish the book. It became a bestseller, spending 36 weeks at the top of the The New York Times Best Seller list. In 2002, Ringer revised and updated the book and republished it with a new title: To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?: That is the Question. Ringer says that the change in the title was made to clarify his aim in these books, which is not so much to turn people into intimidators, but rather to give people the tools to keep others from intimidating them.^{[citation needed]}

Ringer's self-published his second book, Looking Out for Number One, in 1978, and it was also a bestseller.

A devoted admirer of Ayn Rand, Ringer wrote his most politically-oriented work, Restoring the American Dream (1979), which dealt with various problems in the United States, and offering solutions through a laissez-faire free market libertarian perspective.

Works

• Winning Through Intimidation. 1973. ISBN 0449207862. 
• Looking Out for Number One. 1978. ISBN 0449210103. 
• Restoring the American Dream. 1979. ISBN 0449243141. 
• How You Can Find Happiness During the Collapse of Western Civilization. 1983. ISBN 0068596065. 
• Million Dollar Habits. 1990. ISBN 0449218783. 
• Getting What You Want: The 7 Principles of Rational Living. 2000. ISBN 0399146865. 
• To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?: That is the Question. 2002. ISBN 1590770358. 
• Action!: Nothing Happens Until Something Moves. 2004. ISBN 1590770587. 

External links

• Robert Ringer Official Site
• Interview on YouTube
• Bio from his speaking agent
• Interview with Laissez Faire Books (2004)