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A Study of James Allen's Book Essay

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A Study of James Allen's Book

Contents

Abstract 2
Introduction: James Allen Biography……. 3
Lessons learned and main ideas found 4
Quotes from the book to be remembered 6
Conclusion. 7

Abstract

James Allen proves that it is possible to pack dozens of valuable nuggets in a small package. The language is often lofty and dated, which in other works detracts from the material. In this case it reads like the writings of a wise old scholar, enhancing the content and its weight.
More than just an essay on positive thinking, Allen walks the reader through applications for personal growth, putting thought into action, using personal gifts to achieve right purposes, persevering to develop character, sacrificing and putting …show more content…

His "little volume", as he called it, has been translated into five major languages, inspiring millions of readers to recognize that man's visions can become reality, simply through the power of thought.
The book is now in the public domain within the United States and most other countries. It was released the 1st of October 2003 as a Project Gutenberg eText edition.
The book opens with the statement:
"Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes,
And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes
The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills,
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills:—
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:
Environment is but his looking-glass"
A philosophical writer of British nationality who remains a hardly recognized author, James Allen's books illustrates the power of thought to have immense capabilities. Although he never achieved great fame or wealth, his works continue to influence people around the world.

Lessons learned and main ideas found

As A Man Thinketh was Allen's second book. Despite its subsequent popularity he was dissatisfied with it. Even though it was his most concise and eloquent work, the book that best embodied his thought, he somehow failed to recognize its value. His wife Lily had to persuade him to publish it
The book encompasses the idea "All that a man achieves and all that he fails to

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