in 1948 Claude Bristol wrote a best-selling book the magic of believing this very popular book continues to sell in paperback form today Claude Bristol died in 1951 however we feel that in order to maintain the compelling nature of the book we would like to give you this in a form as close to the author's original style as possible just as you hear the voice of a writer as you read a book with the help of an actor William Caine we hope to bring you the voice of Claude Bristol and just as you can stop reading a book