Masters Of The Situation Or Some Secrets Of Success And Power

Excerpt from Masters of the Situation, or Some Secrets of Success and Power Truth is as old as the world. As no two, however, see exactly the same rainbow, so no truth presents itself to all alike. So much has been written, we are told, that it is no longer possible even to appear original. Yet all will agree that the manner of presenting old truths is of the first im portance. The difference in men consists not so much in mere knowledge, after all, as in the ability to reproduce knowledge - that power of the mind which assimilates, tests, and pronounces its Own verdict on all the waifs of idea which are borne to it from the minds of others. Many of us can understand the feeling which prompted him who, failing to find in his library the book he wanted, went to work and made one. On the other hand, at rare intervals we have found the book we wanted as well, only to rise from its perusal with a keener appetite for others like it. One can hardly read certain books without instinctively wishing for more like them. Such books are never crowded, and never crowd. Of such there cannot be too many. Men love Raphael none the less because they admire Correggio. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1890 Edition.

This amazing and life transforming volume contains many of the secrets for success and power that have been used by men and women through the ages.As the author says:TRUTH is as old as the world. As no two, however, see exactly the same rainbow, so no truth presents itself to all alike. So much has been written, we are told, that it is no longer possible even to appear original. Yet all will agree that the manner of presenting old truths is of the first importance. " The difference in men consists not so much in mere knowledge, after all, as in the ability to reproduce knowledge-that power of the mind which assimilates, tests, and pronounces its own verdict on all the waifs of idea which are borne to it from the minds of others."

From the introduction: "Tradition has it that every American child receives, as part of his birthright, the freedom to mold his own life. . . . However inaccurate as a description of American society, the success myth reflects what millions believe that society is or ought to be. The degree to which opportunity has or has not been available in our society is a subject for empirical investigation. It rests within the realm of verifiable fact. The belief that opportunity exists for all is a subject for intellectual analysis and rests within the realm of ideology. This latter dimension of the success myth is the primary focus of this book."

In late nineteenth-century America, a new type of book became commonplace in millions of homes across the country. Volumes sporting such titles as The Way to Win and Onward to Fame and Fortune promised to show young men how to succeed in life. But despite their upbeat titles, success manuals offered neither practical business advice nor a simple celebration of the American Dream. Instead, as Judy Hilkey reveals, they presented a dire picture of an uncertain new age, portraying life in the newly industrialized nation as a brutal struggle for survival, but arguing that adherence to old-fashioned virtues enabled any determined man to succeed. Hilkey offers a cultural history of success manuals and the industry that produced and marketed them. She examines the books' appearance, iconography, and intended audience--primarily native-born, rural and small-town men of modest means and education--and explores the genre's use of gendered language to equate manhood with success, femininity with failure. Ultimately, argues Hilkey, by articulating a worldview that helped legitimate the new social order to those most threatened by it, success manuals urged readers to accommodate themselves to the demands of life in the industrial age.