Eight Pillars of Prosperity - Allen, James

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Résumé :
First published in 1910, Eight Pillars of Prosperity is a self-help book by British writer James Allen that explores the eight main things that need to be achieved to attain happiness and wealth in one's life. Contents include: Eight Pillars, First Pillar-Energy, Second Pillar-Integrity, Third Pillar-System, Fourth Pillar-Sympathy, Sixth Pillar-Sincerity, Seventh Pillar-Self-Reliance, The Temple of Prosperity, etc. Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling Self-Help by Samuel Smiles, and are often also referred to as self-improvement books. James Allen (1864-1912) was a British writer most famous for his inspirational poetry and being an early leader of the self-help movement. As a Man Thinketh (1903), his best known work, has been a significant source of inspiration for many self-help authors. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an Essay on the nature of virtue by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Biographie:
James was born in Toronto and graduated from York University in 1978. Over the next thirty years he was a successful Chartered Life Underwriter and financial advisor. Shortly after his beloved wife Regina passed away, after almost fifty years together, James retired to begin his career as a novelist. From Promise to Peril is the first of three books in a Trilogy in which he brings his amazing fictional characters to life by creatively weaving them throughout actual historical events. He now resides in Milton, Ontario close to his daughter, her husband and their three young children.