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This short work is one of the first great classics of self-help literature, and has never been out of print since it was first published in 1902. Allen's main thesis is that thought is not just a vehicle for comprehending and explaining the world, but is also the prime mechanism for creating and changing human experience. While Allen's views may remain controversial, a vast audience has found his work greatly inspiring. A new recording of one of the most revered self-help classics narrated by Denis Daly.

In times of turmoil, a vast hunger for a better life, and a better world grows. In just such times the New Thought movement took root in the 1800s. Their messages that resonated then, communicate the same impact of hope and clarity needed today. The James Allen Master Course is presented with a specific mission in mind. That is to offer a better voice from a special selection of James Allen books packed with content relevant to our needs today to answer the concerns of change and turmoil that persists in every generation.

James Allen was one of the leaders of the New Thought school, which emphasized the power of positive thinking to improve one's life. He wrote many inspirational and thought-provoking books that have been enjoyed by millions and continue to be popluar today. This is his most famous work and is now considered a classic of self-help literture.

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As a Man Thinketh, Allen's most famous book, today is considered a classic self-help book. Its underlying premise is that noble thoughts make a noble person, while lowly thoughts make a miserable person. In As a Man Thinketh, James Allen reveals how our thoughts determine reality. Whether or not we are conscious of it, our underlying beliefs shape our character, our health and appearance, our circumstances, and our destinies. Allen shows how we can master our thoughts to create the life we want.

“As you dream,” philosopher and poet James Allen wrote, “so shall you become.” First published in 1903, this seminal self-help classic laid the foundation for today’s mindfulness practices and teachings. One of the first to explore the power of positive thought, Allen illuminated its effect on character, circumstance, health and body, purpose, achievement, ideals, and serenity. The root of Allen’s beliefs? That success, personal fulfillment, and inner peace really are all in your mind.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "Dollars Want Me: The New Road To Opulence" [Henry Harrison Brown], "The Way to Wealth" [Benjamin Franklin], "Think and Grow Rich" [Napoleon Hill ], "The Art of Money Getting: Golden Rules for Making Money" [P.T. Barnum], "As a Man Thinketh" [James Allen], "The Science of Getting Rich" [Wallace D. Wattles], "Morning and Evening Thoughts" [James Allen], "The prophet" [Khalil Gibran], "An Iron Will" [Orison Swett Marden], "The Victorious Attitude" [Orison Swett Marden].

Considered the pioneer of modern inspirational thought and motivation, James Allen (1864 - 1912) published As a Man Thinketh in 1903. This is a powerful little self-help treatise, which essentially discusses how, by adjusting the way we think in response to external circumstances, we can shape our lives, personally, professionally, physically, and psychologically, towards the ultimate goal of inner peace and serenity.

Only by much searching and minding are gold and diamonds obtained, and man can find every truth connected with his being if he will dig deep into the mind of his soul.... These in essence are the basic truths, the infallible principles, the inspiring precepts by which James Allen has written one of the most influential documents of our age and time, As a Man Thinketh.

From Poverty to Power shows how one may rise above adversity and poverty by taking the paths of material prosperity and truth to ultimately reach the goal of spiritual peace. Enduring success in any field is shown to be the result of inner adjustment and growth. 

In this self-help book influenced by the power of thought, Allen discusses mind over matter and how each person is responsible for everything that comes into their life - good or bad. But, if people are patient, they can remake their own lives by themselves. 

James Allen (1864-1912) was a philosopher and pioneer of the New Thought movement. A prolific author, his works have become a fundamental source for many of the concepts used today in motivational and self-help programs. The Mastery of Destiny is Allen's treatise on the apparent conflict between fate and free will. He states that there is a method by which these opposing forces can be reconciled.

From the celebrated author of As A Man Thinketh this is another of Allen’s life shaping books in audio format. The Path To Prosperity will teach you the secret of ‘Health and Success’, How to discover and direct your ‘Personal Force’. Why the outside World is a ‘mirror’ of you. How to direct and shape your life to ‘Realize Your Prosperity’. How to escape any undesirable conditions that affect your life and change for the better.

From the celebrated author of "As a Man Thinketh", this is another of Allen's life shaping works in audio format. "The Path To Prosperity" will teach you the secret of "Health and Success"; how to discover and direct your "Personal Force"; why the outside world is a "mirror" of you; how to direct and shape your life to "Realize Your Prosperity"; how to escape any undesirable conditions that affect your life and change for the better.

First published in 1903, James Allen's As a Man Thinketh has become an inspirational classic. A beautifully thought-provoking work, Allen's contribution to the New Thought Movement continues to encourage each of us to reflect on our thoughts and to work to regain possession of them.  Using Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he", as inspiration, Allen describes how man is the creator and shaper of his destiny by the very thoughts which he thinks. "A man is literally what he thinks."

For more than a century, James Allen’s beloved meditation on the power of thought, As a Man Thinketh, has reshaped countless lives. The book’s message seems to reach people at just the right moment, transforming failure and indirection into power and purpose. Now, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz reintroduces this invaluable work in a carefully abridged version, allowing you to absorb its lessons of self-empowerment and mastery in a single session.

This short tract on the power of thought was the second book written by New Thought author James Allen and was first published in 1903. It has never been out of print and is now considered one of most influential self help texts of all time. The title is taken from a verse in Chapter 23 of the Book of Proverbs: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." Allen's central thesis is that thought is not just a vehicle for comprehending and explaining the world, but is also the prime mechanism for creating and modifing human experience.

This book (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much written upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its object being to stimulate men and women to the discovery and perception of the truth that - "They themselves are makers of themselves" - by virtue of the thoughts which they choose and encourage.

James Allen (1864 - 1912) was a philosopher and a pioneer of the New Thought movement. His works have formed the basis of much of the curriculum used today by many motivational and self-help groups.

In this audiobook, New Thought philosopher James Allen contests the conventional wisdom that individual prosperity is dependent primarily on improvements in public welfare and political equity.