The Wisdom of James Allen

by James Allen, Mitch Horowitz

Overview

The World Is a Mirror of Self The Wisdom of James Allen is the collection that finally and fully honors the career of one of the most important inspirational writers of the modern era. Including the full text of As a Man Thinketh, and other great works, The Wisdom of James Allen illuminates Allen as the literary and motivational giant that he truly was. A new introduction by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz highlights Allen's influences and his highly original authorial voice. Mitch also explores how Allen lived out the meaning of his philosophy in a way that provides new inspiration to contemporary readers. Mitch's chapter commentary further elucidates the power of Allen's ideas, and a comprehensive timeline rounds out the collection to give you a 360-degree view of the writer's life. Drawing upon Allen's most powerful insights-including the full works As a Man Thinketh and Out from the Heart-as well as passages and chapters that capture the master's wide-ranging concerns, this collection gives Allen the complete treatment he deserves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781722501488
Publisher:	G&D Media
Publication date:	06/29/2020
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

James Allen was a British philosophical writer and poet and a pioneer of the self-help movement. At the turn of the 20th century, he was one of the most popular writers on spirituality, his many books comforting millions of readers with their simple, unpretentious wisdom about living a joyful life.

A widely known voice of esoteric ideas, Mitch Horowitz is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality. Mitch introduces and edits G&D Media's line of Condensed Classics and is the author of the Napoleon Hill Success Course series, including The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim, The Power of the Master Mind, and Secrets of Self-Mastery. Visit him at MitchHorowitz.com.

Table of Contents

Working-Class Sage, The Power and Progress of James Allen Introduction Mitch Horowitz 9

I "The World a Reflex of Mental States": (from From Poverty to Power, 1901) 21

II "The 'Original Simplicity'": (from All These Things Added, 1903) 31

III "The Might of Meekness": (from All These Things Added, 1903) 39

IV As a Man Thinketh: (complete text, 1903) 47

V "Right Beginnings": (from Byways of Blessedness, 1904) 85

VI "Small Tasks and Duties": (from Byways of Blessedness, 1904) 97

VII Out from the Heart (complete text, 1904) 111

VIII "Buddha": (from Poems of 'Peace, 1907) 149

IX "Thoroughness": (from Mastery of Destiny, 1909) 155

X "Light on the Management of the Mind": (from Light on Life's Difficulties, 1912) 161

XI "Good Results": (from Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success, posthumously published 1913) 167

James Allen Timeline 174

About the Authors 178