Acres of Diamonds (with a biography of the author by Robert Shackleton)

by Robert Shackleton and Russell Conwell

Book Overview

American Baptist minister and lawyer, Russell Conwell was the founder and first President of Temple University who is probably best remembered for his inspirational speech "Acres of Diamonds", in which he puts forth the idea that one need not look elsewhere for opportunity, but rather all the resources for achieving success exist in one's own backyard. This idea is exemplified in the parable of a man who sells his farm and abandons his family in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420956558
• ISBN13: 9781420956559
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Digireads.com
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"