Background

Augustine was born on December 12, 1923, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the family of Silvio and Margaret T. (Lee) Mandino. He was named Augustine after his Italian paternal grandfather.

Education

Mandino was once the editor of his high school paper and planned to attend the University of Missouri's journalism school.

Career

Mandino gained prominence as the insurance salesperson turned motivational writer and speaker whose book The Greatest Salesman in the World met with huge success. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for his missions as a navigator, Mandino returned to a series of odd jobs before landing a position in 1948 with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Boston. In 1960, he left Met Life for Combined Insurance Company in Chicago, and in 1965 he became the executive editor of Success Unlimited, a motivational and inspirational magazine. In 1968, The Greatest Salesman in the World was published. The book was based on a short story he wrote for Success Unlimited, about a young boy who gives his blanket to the baby Jesus. His other works include A Better Way to Live, The Greatest Miracle in the World, The Christ Commission, Secrets for Success and Happiness, and Og Mandino's University of Success.

Achievements

• He wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World. His books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.

Works

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  • Og Mandino's Treasury of Success Unlimited 1991
  • The Greatest Salesman in the World 1983
  • Og Mandino's Great Trilogy 1995
  • The Greatest Secret in the World 1997
  • The Greatest Miracle in the World 1983
  • The Gift of Acabar Hardcover - 1978 1978
  • The Gift Of Acabar 1983
  • The Christ Commission 1983
  • A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By 1990
  • The Return of the Ragpicker 1993
  • The Twelfth Angel 1996
  • El Angel Numero Doce: Una Conmovedora Historia de Fe y Valor = The Twelfth Angel (Spanish Edition) 1999
  • Secrets for Success and Happiness 1996

Views

Mandino's main philosophical message is that every person on earth is a miracle and should choose to direct their life with confidence and congruent to the laws that govern abundance. He claimed that all successful people take on their own lives by "charting" or consciously choosing both the desired destination and the path to reach it.

Membership

Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member Authors Guild, Authors League, National Speakers Association, International Speakers Hall of Fame.

Connections

Married Bette L. Lang, December 9, 1957. Children: Dana, Matthew.

Father:

Silvio Mandino

Mother:

Margaret T. (Lee) Mandino

Spouse:

Bette L. Lang

child:

Dana Mandino

child:

Matthew Mandino