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How to Prosper in Hard Times by Napoleon Hill & James Allen
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How to Prosper in Hard Times

Blueprints for Abundance by the Greatest Motivational Teachers of All Time

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Length 6 hours 5 minutes
Language English
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The tried-and-true prosperity wisdom of these beloved writers, teachers, and thinkers has been relied upon by generations of Americans seeking guidance in hard economic times— and now, for the first time, it is collected in a single, compact paperback volume.

Cherished for decades, these timeless writings from self-help and inspirational masters, including Napoleon Hill, Florence Scovel Shinn, James Allen, and Russell Conwell, have touched the lives of literally millions of people, giving them the insight and knowledge to take care of their families and themselves in difficult times. How to Prosper in Hard Times is an easy- to-use, one-of-a- kind volume, combining inspirational advice on attracting prosperity, dealing with hardship, and keeping a positive attitude no matter what.

A necessary handbook for our era, How to Prosper in Hard Times is filled with time-tested wisdom that resonates as strongly and as truly today as when it was first written.

Featuring:
-Prayer for Prosperity by Florence Scovel Shinn
-How to Attract Money by Joseph Murphy
-Permanent Success is Built on Hardship and Temporary Failure by Napoleon Hill
-Seven Remedies for a Lean Purse by George S. Clason
-After Failure, What? by Orson Swett Marden
-Light on Life’s Difficulties by James Allen
-What You Can Do With Your Will Power by Russell H. Conwell
-The Optimist’s Creed by Christian Larsen
-A full About the Authors section, featuring capsule biographies and bibliographic and historical information

Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in Virginia and had a long and successful career as a lecturer, author, and consultant to business leaders. His Think and Grow Rich is the all-time bestseller in its field, having sold millions of copies worldwide, and setting the standard for today's motivational thinking. He died in 1970.

James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early twentieth century, when he became known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, and Norman Vincent Peale. Allen died at age 47 in 1912.

Joel Fotinos, a vice president at the Penguin Pubishing Group, is the publisher of the TarcherPerigee imprint, and is the founder and publisher of the Putnam Praise publishing program. He is a cofounder and a minister of Sacred Center New York, and the author of Creating Your Think and Grow Rich Master Mind. He lives in New Jersey.

Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in Virginia and had a long and successful career as a lecturer, author, and consultant to business leaders. His Think and Grow Rich is the all-time bestseller in its field, having sold millions of copies worldwide, and setting the standard for today's motivational thinking. He died in 1970.

James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early twentieth century, when he became known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, and Norman Vincent Peale. Allen died at age 47 in 1912.

Joel Fotinos, a vice president at the Penguin Pubishing Group, is the publisher of the TarcherPerigee imprint, and is the founder and publisher of the Putnam Praise publishing program. He is a cofounder and a minister of Sacred Center New York, and the author of Creating Your Think and Grow Rich Master Mind. He lives in New Jersey.

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