| Acres of Diamonds Contributor(s): Conwell, Russell H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1585426903 ISBN-13: 9781585426904 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: American Baptist minister and lawyer, Russell Conwell was the founder and first President of Temple University who is best remembered for his speech, "Acres of Diamonds," in which he puts forth the idea that one need not look elsewhere for opportunity, but rather all the resources for achieving success exist in one's own back yard. That inspiring speech can be found in this little volume along with a short biography of Conwell by Robert Shackleton and an autobiographical essay on his life as an orator by Conwell himself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Motivational & Inspirational - Self-help | Personal Growth - Success - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 170.44 |
| LCCN: 2008037760 |
| Lexile Measure: 1240 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.8" W x 6.9" (0.20 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This stirring manifesto shows how to discover everything you need to succeed? where you least expect it. So begins one of the most famous speeches of the twentieth century, a talk that educator and minister Russell H. Conwell delivered before literally thousands of audiences before his death in 1925. In its printed version Acres of Diamonds reached millions of readers around the world. Conwell's great manifesto imparts one extraordinary lesson: All the wealth you could ever dream of, search for, or yearn after?in whatever form you wish for?exists right beneath your own feet. It is a message of determination, unconventional thinking, and positive living that came to influence a generation of motivational literature. The Success Classics edition of Acres of Diamonds also features two rare bonus works: Praying for Money and The Story of ?Acres of Diamonds? by journalist Robert Shackleton. |