As a Man Thinketh
Autor James Allenen Limba Engleză Paperback
Born in Leicester, England, into a working-class family, Allen was the elder of two brothers. His mother could neither read nor write. His father, William, was a factory knitter. In 1879 following a downturn in the textile trade of central England, Allen's father travelled alone to America to find work and establish a new home for the family. Within two days of arriving his father was pronounced dead at New York City Hospital, believed to be a case of robbery and murder. At age fifteen, with the family now facing economic disaster, Allen was forced to leave school and find work.
For much of the 1890s, Allen worked as a private secretary and stationer in several British manufacturing firms. In 1893 Allen moved to London and later to South Wales, earning his living by journalism and reporting. In South Wales he met Lily Louisa Oram (Lily L. Allen) who he then wed in 1895. In 1898 Allen found an occupation in which he could showcase his spiritual and social interests as a writer for the magazine The Herald of the Golden Age. At this time, Allen entered a creative period where he then published his first of many books, From Poverty to Power (1901). In 1902 Allen began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason, later retitled The Epoch.
In 1903 Allen published his third and most famous book As a Man Thinketh. Loosely based on the Biblical passage of Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," the small work eventually became read around the world and brought Allen posthumous fame as one of the pioneering figures of modern inspirational thought. The book's minor audience allowed Allen to quit his secretarial work and pursue his writing and editing career. In 1903, the Allen family retired to the town of Ilfracombe where Allen would spend the rest of his life. Continuing to publish the Epoch, Allen produced more than one book per year until his death in 1912. There he wrote for nine years, producing 19 works. (wikipedia.org)
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781420953602
ISBN-10: 1420953605
Pagini: 26
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 2 mm
Greutate: 0.05 kg
ISBN-10: 1420953605
Pagini: 26
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 2 mm
Greutate: 0.05 kg
Cuprins
THOUGHT AND CHARACTER
EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON CIRCUMSTANCES
EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON HEALTH AND THE BODY
THOUGHT AND PURPOSE
THE THOUGHT-FACTOR IN ACHIEVEMENT
VISIONS AND IDEALS
SERENITY
MORNING AND EVENING THOUGHTS
Notă biografică
James Allen was a British author of philosophical books in the early 1900s. He is widely regarded as a pioneer in the motivational/self-help movement. His down-to-earth message of positive thinking and self-empowerment has spread around the world and influenced the writings of many contemporary authors. It is reflected in many best-selling self-help and motivational books, including Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking and Joshua Liebman's Peace of Mind. Allen's writings on the power of the mind and free will have helped millions of readers to understand that some people express good and positive qualities; others choose to be negative or evil. We decide upon our course from day to day, and we can change our path at any time. All our successes and failures, our joys and sorrows, our achievements and disappointments in life are of our own making, the product of our own thoughts and actions.