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Acres of Diamonds

Acres of Diamonds

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Biographies GeneralReligion General Self-Help

ISBN10: 1614271151
ISBN13: 9781614271154
Publisher: Martino Fine Books
Published: Jul 11 2011
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
2011 Reprint of 1915 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Acres of Diamonds originated as a speech which Conwell delivered over 6,000 times around the world. It was first published in 1890 by the John Y. Huber Company of Philadelphia. The central idea of the work is that one need not look elsewhere for opportunity, achievement, or fortune-the resources to achieve all good things are present in one's own community. This theme is developed by an introductory anecdote, told to Conwell by an Arab guide, about a man who wanted to find diamonds so badly that he sold his property and went off in futile search for them; the new owner of his home discovered that a rich diamond mine was located right there on the property. Conwell elaborates on the theme through examples of success, genius, service, or other virtues involving ordinary Americans contemporary to his audience: dig in your own back-yard!

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