Bøger af William George Jordan

"The Power of Truth" is a guide to mental training written by William George Jordan and first published in 1902. Concentrating on truthfulness, it explores how being sincere can significantly affect your own mental well-being and life in general. William George Jordan (1864 - 1928) was an American lecturer, editor, and essayist. He is most famous for his self-help books, especially those on the subject of mental training and cognitive improvement. Other notable works by this author include: "Mental Training" (1894), "The Kingship of Self-Control" (1898), and "The Majesty of Calmness" (1900). Contents include: "The Power of Truth", "the Courage to Face Ingratitude", "People who Live in Air Castles", "Swords and Scabbards", "The Conquest of the Preventable", "The Companionship of Tolerance", "The Things that Come too Late", and "The Way of the Reformer". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

This early self-help volume, originally published in 1907 was written by the eminent American essayist and editor William George Jordan.Self Control - Its Kingship and Majesty is one of a number of religious books he wrote, which can be thought of as precursors to today's self-help book. The contents include:- The Kingship of Self-control- The Crimes of the Tongue- The Red Tape of Duty- The Supreme Charity of the World- Worry, the Great American Disease- The Greatness of Simplicity- Living Life Over Again- Syndicating our Sorrows- The Revelations of Reserve Power- The Majesty of Calmness- Hurry, the Scourge of America- The Power of Personal Influence- The Dignity of Self-Reliance- Failure as a Success- Doing Our Best at All Times- The Royal Road to Happiness.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.