Best of
Self-Help

1956

The Strangest Secret


Earl Nightingale - 1956
    Live this new way, and the floodgates of abundance will open and pour over you more riches than you may have dreamed existed.Money? Yes, lots of it. But what's more important, you'll have peace. You'll be in that wonderful minority who lead calm, cheerful, successful lives. Start today. You have nothing to lose, but you have a life to win.

This Thing Called You


Ernest Shurtleff Holmes - 1956
    Originally published in the first half of the twentieth century, these meditative, concise volumes have never previously appeared in paperback. Whether a newcomer to the philosophy Holmes founded or a veteran reader, you will find great power and practicality in the words that render Holmes one of the most celebrated and beloved mystical teachers of the past hundred years.

How to Develop Superpower Memory


Harry Lorayne - 1956
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Quiet Moments with God


Joseph Murphy - 1956
    This book is a series of affirmations taken from the Bible and selected and interpreted by Murphy. Also includes Chapters on Money, Health, Faith, Doubt, Fear Friendship, Truth, Wealth, Anxiety, Prosperity and Treatment.

The Problems of Work


L. Ron Hubbard - 1956
    Contained in this book is not only technology to bring stability to the workplace, but the groundbreaking processes to return joy itself to all of life. Here is a book that does what you don't expect a book to do. It tells you HOW. It tells you the basis of things, and the most basic of things is life itself. This then is a book about life.   In this book, learn how to:Gain the confidence to achieve the life you've always wantedIncrease stability in the workplace and at homeImprove communication skills—the key to achieving successUnderstand your underlying motivations and master control over your emotionsDramatically increase efficiency, competency and productivityDiscover the secret principles to have true happinessLearn the cause of exhaustion and how to restore the vitality of youthCreate fulfilling relationships“I must say how much I enjoyed this book, this text, these ideas, and their workable solutions. I feel refreshed. I know how to handle exhaustion. I know that this work thing must be created and that work itself is a game with freedoms, barriers and purposes. I would rate it 5 out of 5. I appreciate the materials and even the packaging. I really, really enjoyed this learning journey." (L.R.)   “My way of looking at people and the physical universe has changed, and I feel that my responsibility has increased a lot too. The fact of having this knowledge can be an influencer of environments and people. I will read this book several times because each time we perceive more things. The book showed me that we can help, uplift, empower people and change the environment around us.” (R.G.)   “I am using The Problems of Work to help me with communication. I will be a lot more efficient at work and be able to accomplish more. I am also using it to relieve my exhaustion from work. The Take a Walk method is great, this is helpful, especially after work.” (T.B.)   Gain practical tools you can use to bring about greater security, competence and efficiency in everyday life.

Four Ways of Being Human: An Introduction to Anthropology


Gene Lisitzky - 1956
    Sad to see that it is no longer in print.

What to Say How To Say It: For All Occasions


David Belson - 1956
    It will also prove invaluable to clubs, lodges, unions, associations, PTA’s, schools, churches, and similar organizations.What to Say and How To Say It For All Occasions stands out as the only comprehensive and modern book devoted to guiding the participant in community or public activities in drafting resolutions, composing inscriptions, writing a testimonial, running a testimonial dinner, preparing a eulogy, or the like. Books on public speaking have for their function the teaching of the principles of speaking. This book not only explains how to speak, but what to say for the most frequently occurring occasions. It supplies a valuable, working tool which those in public activities need.The forms and models which are presented as illustrations throughout the book, stripped of excess verbiage, are ones which have been tested through use. They cover a broad field of activities, and are made complete by the insertion of names and organizations. Enough models are presented to enable the speaker or writer to make several choices, and care has been taken to help the reader to alter or modify them to suit his personality or the needs of the particular situation. A thorough index enables the reader to quickly find what he needs.

How to Survive on Land and Sea


Frank C. Craighead Jr. - 1956
    The classic one-stop guide to outdoor survival for everyone from the novice hiker to the experienced mariner.

turning needs to deeds


Various - 1956
    assortment of heart warming short stories