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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Self-Help; With Illustrations Of Character And Conduct

Self-Help; With Illustrations Of Character And Conduct

Smiles, Samuel

Paperback

PhilosophyManagementSelf-Help

ISBN10: 9354509347
ISBN13: 9789354509346
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before productivity was a buzzword, Samuel Smiles asked a harder question: what makes a life admirable? Small habits shape great lives. First published in Victorian England, Self-Help is a Victorian self improvement classic that blends practical counsel with a biographical success stories collection drawn from inventors, engineers, artists and reformers. Smiles writes as a moral conduct handbook for ordinary readers: build character and virtue through perseverance and diligence; practise industry and thrift; strengthen self-reliance philosophy without losing sympathy for others. The illustrations of character and conduct are not sermonising set pieces, but vivid portraits of effort, failure, and steady work, making it compelling personal growth reading for anyone who values leadership and ethics. Its influence runs through modern motivational writing, yet it remains firmly rooted in 19th century Britain and the Victorian England values that shaped public life: responsibility, craftsmanship, education, and service. For workshops and boardrooms alike, its plain-spoken advice on leadership and ethics links private habits to public trust, without sentimentality, in its many examples. Read casually, it is brisk, anecdotal, and surprisingly readable; collected, it stands as a cornerstone of the self-improvement tradition and a fascinating record of how ambition and duty were understood in an age of steam and reform. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, ideal for those who prefer an unabridged classic edition on the shelf.

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