As a Man Thinketh

by James Allen

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

The quest for satisfaction in life is often an arduous one, and this book is here to remind readers that the individual is in charge of their own lot. This is a guide on how to take control of that charge.

As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he forms the basis of this inspirational classic. First published a century ago, millions have responded to the message of positive thinking as the key to improved health, purpose, achievement, ideals, and serenity. Includes Morning and Evening Thoughts, a collection of daily meditations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486113654
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	05/25/2012
Series:	Dover Empower Your Life
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	466 KB

About the Author

James Allen was born on 28 November 1864 in Leicester, England. In 1989, he began working as a writer for the magazine The Herald of the Golden Age. His first book, From Poverty to Power, was written and published in 1901. The following year, Allen started a spiritual magazine titled The Light of Reason. It was later renamed The Epoch. All These Things Added (1903) was his second book. As a Man Thinketh, his third book, was published in 1903. A literary essay, it describes the way our thoughts impact our lives. We tend to become what we think. Serving as a source of inspiration, this book is one of his most famous and bestselling works. He published numerous works among which are: Out from the Heart (1904), Morning and Evening Thoughts (1909), From Passion to Peace (1910), Light on Life’s Difficulties (1912), The Shining Gateway (1915), and The Divine Companion (1919).
Allen died on 24 January 1912, aged forty-seven. He is considered as one of the founding fathers of modern inspirational thought.

Table of Contents

THOUGHT AND CHARACTER
EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON CIRCUMSTANCES
EFFECT OF THOUGHT ON HEALTH AND THE BODY
THOUGHT AND PURPOSE
THE THOUGHT-FACTOR IN ACHIEVEMENT
VISIONS AND IDEALS
SERENITY
MORNING AND EVENING THOUGHTS