Samuel Smiles's Self-Help : A 52 Brilliant Ideas Interpretation

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shipside, Steve.

Series:

Infinite Success

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Self-realization.

Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904. Self-help--Criticism and interpretation.

Smiles, Samuel.

Local Subjects:

Conduct of life.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Self-realization.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (119 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Infinite Ideas, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A bestseller immediately after its publication in 1859, ""Self-Help"" propelled its author to fame and rapidly became one of Victorian Britain's most important statements on the allied virtues of hard work, thrift, and perseverance. Smiles' most celebrated book sold 20,000 copies in its first year of publication and later became known as the 'bible of mid-Victorian liberalism'. ""Self-Help"" is often viewed as the precursor of today's motivational and self-help literature. Here, Samuel Smiles' text is interpreted for the modern day world. Steve Shipside illustrates the timeless nature of Smile

Contents:

front cover; front page; copyright; table of contents; Introduction; 1. Learning versus wisdom; 2. Self-respect; 3. Self-denial; 4. On the importance of planning; 5. Economise and thrive; 6. Be true to yourself; 7. Do sweat the small stuff; 8. Sod the Joneses; 9. Unemployment, sickness and death; 10. Be bigger than the business; 11. Get out of the rut; 12. Getting partners on board; 13. Strength and strength of character; 14. Do your research; 15. Beware the luddites; 16. A treasure trove of wisdom; 17. Burning down the house; 18. If you can't make gold, make porcelain; 19. Exit strategies

20. Pure genius21. Get help; 22. Getting back on the horse; 23. Seeing with the mind; 24. It's not just the devil that's in the details; 25. Take notes; 26. Using the tools at hand; 27. Make the most of every moment; 28. All or nothing; 29. Winning over resistance; 30. Look and learn; 31. Visualising victory; 32. Go for the throat; 33. Lead from the front; 34. Think ahead; 35. The power of one; 36. Big business and big businessmen; 37. You make your own luck; 38. One thing at a time; 39. Keep fit; 40. Practice makes perfect; 41. Being backwards about coming forwards; 42. Fifteen minutes

43. Time wasting44. Punctuality; 45. Be prepared to change your strategy; 46. Facing up to financials; 47. Accuracy above all; 48. The company you keep; 49. Cheer up; 50. Train, don't tell; 51. Cultivate good habits; 52. Be prepared to believe the best of people; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-907755-75-6

1-282-31285-5

9786612312854

1-907518-63-0

OCLC:

723943436