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Beschreibung
The Miracles of Right Thought presents Orison Swett Marden's mature argument that disciplined, affirmative thinking is not mere consolation but a creative force in character, conduct, and worldly achievement. Written in the idiom of early American self-culture, the book blends New Thought optimism, Protestant moral earnestness, and the practical rhetoric of the success manual. Its style is exhortative, aphoristic, and richly illustrative, moving between moral reflection and concrete counsel to show how fear, doubt, and resentment may be displaced by courage, purpose, and constructive imagination. Marden was unusually fitted to write such a work. Orphaned in childhood and shaped by poverty, labor, and self-education, he came to embody the upward striving he later prescribed. As founder of Success magazine and author of Pushing to the Front, he helped define the language of American self-help at the turn of the twentieth century. His own biography lends urgency to his conviction that thought, habit, and aspiration form destiny. This book is recommended to readers interested in the intellectual roots of motivational literature, as well as to those seeking a morally serious guide to self-mastery. It rewards historical reading and practical reflection alike.
The Miracles of Right Thought presents Orison Swett Marden's mature argument that disciplined, affirmative thinking is not mere consolation but a creative force in character, conduct, and worldly achievement. Written in the idiom of early American self-culture, the book blends New Thought optimism, Protestant moral earnestness, and the practical rhetoric of the success manual. Its style is exhortative, aphoristic, and richly illustrative, moving between moral reflection and concrete counsel to show how fear, doubt, and resentment may be displaced by courage, purpose, and constructive imagination. Marden was unusually fitted to write such a work. Orphaned in childhood and shaped by poverty, labor, and self-education, he came to embody the upward striving he later prescribed. As founder of Success magazine and author of Pushing to the Front, he helped define the language of American self-help at the turn of the twentieth century. His own biography lends urgency to his conviction that thought, habit, and aspiration form destiny. This book is recommended to readers interested in the intellectual roots of motivational literature, as well as to those seeking a morally serious guide to self-mastery. It rewards historical reading and practical reflection alike.
Details
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Lebensführung allgemein
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9788028334338
ISBN-10: 8028334334
Sprache: Englisch
Autor: Marden, Orison Swett
Hersteller: Sharp Ink
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 6 mm
Von/Mit: Orison Swett Marden
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,164 kg
Artikel-ID: 128160401