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Acres of Diamonds: A Classic Lesson in Opportunity, Service, and Success (Large Print Edition)
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ISBN13: 9781604592900
Publisher: Sublime Books
Published: Mar 23 2008
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Russell H. Conwell's Acres of Diamonds is a classic lesson in recognising the opportunities, duties, and possibilities already close at hand. Built around the famous parable of a man who searches the world for diamonds while overlooking the wealth beneath his own feet, Conwell's message is not merely about making money. It is about attention, usefulness, character, service, and the disciplined habit of seeing value where others see only ordinary ground.
The book belongs to the older tradition of American practical philosophy and inspirational self-culture: work joined to purpose, ambition joined to responsibility, prosperity joined to service. Conwell argues that opportunity is often missed not because it is absent, but because it is familiar. The task is to look more carefully, act more faithfully, and make better use of the circumstances, talents, relationships, and local needs already present.
This Sublime Books edition presents Acres of Diamonds as a compact classic of success literature, practical wisdom, and moral self-development. For readers interested in New Thought-adjacent prosperity writing, personal growth, initiative, self-reliance, spiritual success, practical philosophy, and the literature of opportunity, Conwell's enduring message remains direct and useful: the richest ground may be the ground already underfoot.
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