Russell H Conwell
Looking for a new lease on life? Steer clear of the lukewarm pablum you'll find in most modern self-help books and stick to the classics. Russell Conwell's Every Man His Own University is an amazingly comprehensive guide for any man (or woman!) who needs to make a change—and is willing to put in the work that that entails. Fans of Napoleon Hill's oeuvre will love this book.
Russell Conwell was an influential and highly successful Baptist minister who introduced ideas about prosperity and abundance that were, at the time, highly controversial in the world of Christianity. Contrary to then-popular opinion, Conwell believed that Christians and other spiritually-minded people had a duty to capitalize on their divinely given gifts to become wealthy. In the remarkably popular volume Praying for Money, Conwell addresses
...Famed Baptist minister Russell Conwell knew a thing or two about personal efficiency. During his career, he worked as a soldier, a church leader, a lawyer, a journalist, a biographer, and a bestselling self-help author. He also managed to find time to found and preside over Temple University. In this tip-filled volume, Conwell provides actionable advice to help you make the most of your allotted 24 hours.
Renowned orator, minister, and founder of Temple University Russell Conwell was one of the most popular public speakers of his day. His message often focused on his belief that each and every one of us already possesses what it takes to succeed. In What You Can Do With Your Will Power, Conwell elucidates on this theme and gives readers practical steps to help them make the most of their inborn talent and potential.
Learn more about the role that spirituality can play in health, healing, and wellness in this volume from renowned Baptist minister Russell Conwell, who revolutionized Christian thought with his work on self-help in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Russell H. Conwell was an influential Baptist thinker and theologian whose famed lecture Acres of Diamonds gained worldwide acclaim in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The funds the speech garnered allowed Conwell to start Temple University, as well as other philanthropic and civic endeavors. In this short collection of essays, Conwell offers his own unique and uplifting take on a number of aspects of Christianity.
Though he would later achieve widespread acclaim as a popular minister and writer, when he was a young man serving in the Union army, Russell Conwell had a chance encounter with then-President Lincoln. Over the course of their conversation, Conwell was able to gain a great deal of insight into Lincoln's unique personality and sense of humor. His recollections of their chat are presented in this charming volume.
Self-made man and renowned Baptist minister Russell Conwell helped to usher in a paradigm shift in Christian thinking in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—and also managed to help remake the self-help genre in the process. The Key to Success is a comprehensive overview of Conwell's philosophy, and it's chock-full of ideas that will help you make your wildest dreams of success come true.
American minister and public speaker Russell Conwell was one of the most fascinating figures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among many other accomplishments, Conwell composed one of the most popular essays of the period, Acres of Diamonds, which he went on to deliver as a speech more than 6,000 times in locations all over the world. He also founded Temple University. This short biographical sketch of Conwell outlines his life
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