Acres of Diamonds

The Brilliant Manifesto That Has Inspired Millions

Russell H. Conwell

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English

Jeremy P Tarcher
26 December 2008

Advice on careers & achieving success

This stirring manifesto shows how to discover everything you need to succeed? where you least expect it.

So begins one of the most famous speeches of the twentieth century, a talk that educator and minister Russell H. Conwell delivered before literally thousands of audiences before his death in 1925. In its printed version Acres of Diamonds reached millions of readers around the world. Conwell?s great manifesto imparts one extraordinary lesson- All the wealth you could ever dream of, search for, or yearn after?in whatever form you wish for?exists right beneath your own feet. It is a message of determination, unconventional thinking, and positive living that came to influence a generation of motivational literature.

The Success Classics edition of Acres of Diamonds also features two rare bonus works- Praying for Money and The Story of ?

Acres of Diamonds? by journalist Robert Shackleton.

By: Russell H. Conwell
Imprint: Jeremy P Tarcher
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 13mm
ISBN: 9781585426904
ISBN 10: 1585426903
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 26 December 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Russell H. Conwell was an American minister, speaker, lawyer, and author. He was the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His famous lecture,Acres of Diamonds, was first delivered on the Chautauqua circuit before its publication in 1890. By his death in 1925, he had delivered it more than 6,000 times.