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1 online resource (119 pages). |
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Infinite Success Series |
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Infinite Success Series.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Front Page; Title page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Believe your own thought; 2 Believe what is true; 3 Speak your latent conviction; 4 Detect and watch that gleam of light; 5 In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; 6 Envy is ignorance; 7 Imitation is suicide; 8 He must take himself for better, for worse; 9 It's always better to earn your living; 10 You'll never know until you've tried; 11 Do your best; 12 Trust thyself; 13 He gives an independent, genuine verdict; 14 But the man is, as it were, clapped into jail by his consciousness. |
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15 Sinking like darts into the ears of men16 These are the voices we hear in solitude; 17 Society everywhere; 18 It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs; 19 Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist; 20 Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind; 21 How easily we capitulate to badges and names ... ; 22 There is the man and his virtues; 23 My life is for itself and not for spectacle; 24 Few and mean as my gifts may be; 25 What I must do is all that concerns me, not what people think; 26 If I know your sect, I anticipate your argument. |
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27 This conformity makes them false28 The foolish face of praise; 29 For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure; 30 The power of the mob; 31 But why should you keep your head over your shoulder?; 32 With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do; 33 Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood?; 34 The consistency of character; 35 Your genuine action will explain itself; 36 Greatness appeals to the future; 37 An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man; 38 We denote this primary wisdom as intuition; 39 Thoughtless people; 40 Past, present and future. |
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41 We must go it alone42 The power men possess to annoy me; 43 Whose expectations are they anyway?; 44 If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier; 45 Do what you say and say what you do; 46 The debilitating effect of fear; 47 With the exercise of self-trust, new powers shall appear; 48 Another sort of false prayers are our regrets; 49 Shakespeare will never be made by the study of Shakespeare; 50 The civilised man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet; 51 What you are is more important than what you have; 52 Nothing can bring you peace but yourself; Index. |
| Summary |
Andrew Holmes' interpretation of Self-reliance illustrates the timeless nature of Emerson's insights by bringing them to life through 52 modern case studies. This brilliant interpretation of Self-reliance is an entertaining accompaniment to one of the most famous books on strategy ever written. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes index. |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Self-reliance.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo / 1803-1882 / Self-reliance.
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Self-reliance (Emerson, Ralph Waldo) (OCoLC)fst01370176
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Self-reliance.
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Self-actualization (Psychology)
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Psychology.
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SELF-HELP -- Affirmations.
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SELF-HELP -- Inner Child.
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SELF-HELP -- Motivational & Inspirational.
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SELF-HELP -- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- General.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Self-Esteem.
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Self-actualization (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01111481
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Self-reliance. (OCoLC)fst01111915
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Holmes, Andrew. Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance : A modern-day interpretation of a self-help classic. Oxford : Infinite Ideas, ©2010 9781906821364 |
| ISBN |
9781907755958 (electronic bk.) |
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1907755950 (electronic bk.) |
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9781908189592 (electronic bk.) |
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1908189592 (electronic bk.) |
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