Warren Hilton

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Warren Hilton

1874–1958

Best known for turning early psychology into practical advice, this American writer produced brisk, accessible books on memory, attention, self-control, and success. His work sat at the crossroads of self-help, business efficiency, and popular psychology in the early 1900s.

6 Audiobooks

The Trained Memory Being the Fourth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

The Trained Memory Being the Fourth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

by Warren Hilton

Power of Mental Imagery Being the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

Power of Mental Imagery Being the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

by Warren Hilton

Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

by Warren Hilton

Initiative Psychic Energy Being the Sixth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

Initiative Psychic Energy Being the Sixth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

by Warren Hilton

Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought Being the Third in a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought Being the Third in a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

by Warren Hilton

Psychology and Achievement Being the First of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

Psychology and Achievement Being the First of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency

by Warren Hilton

About the author

Warren Hilton was an American writer, lecturer, lawyer, and teacher born in St. Louis on November 13, 1874. Sources available online consistently connect him with both law and psychology: Prabook lists study at Harvard, a B.A. from Washington University in 1895, and an LL.B. from Saint Louis Law School in 1900, while LibriVox describes him as an American lawyer and psychologist.

He is best remembered for a stream of practical psychology books aimed at everyday readers rather than specialists. Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive preserve a number of these works, including Psychology and Achievement, The Trained Memory, and Driving Power of Thought, books that present psychology as a tool for personal and business efficiency. Title pages on Project Gutenberg also identify him as founder of the Society of Applied Psychology.

That mix of motivational writing and early popular psychology gives Hilton a distinct place in audiobook collections today. His books are direct, energetic, and very much of their era, but they still speak to listeners interested in classic self-improvement writing and the long history of applied psychology. Warren Hilton died on August 4, 1958.