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Self-Help. By Samuel Smiles. Full Audiobook "Self-Help" is a book written by Samuel Smiles and published in 1859. The book is a collection of biographies of people who have achieved success through hard work, perseverance, and taking advantage of every opportunity that came their way. Smiles believed that perseverance and unremitting work are still primary elements to success. The book is full of profiles of individuals who, through hard work, perseverance, and taking advantage of every opportunity that came their way, succeeded. Smiles sorts these lives according to how they illuminate the great qualities like tenacity, industry and endurance; they form the chapters of the book. The book is full of remarkable people, many now forgotten, such as Sir William Herschel, Bernard Palissy, and Granville Sharp. Smiles knew this, and he packed his book with remarkable people, many now forgotten. He mentions: Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), who while working as an oboist in a travelling orchestra became curious about astronomy. He built his own reflecting telescope, discovered Uranus and other celestial bodies, and became astronomer to the King of England. Bernard Palissy (c.1510-1589), the poor potter who threw his own furniture and fence pailings into a furnace in order to create his famous enamel ware, such tenacity eventually being rewarded by the position as potter to the French throne. Granville Sharp (1735-1813), a clerk who in his spare time began the anti-slavery movement in Britain, eventually getting the law changed to ensure any slave setting foot in Britain would be freed. The book is seminal to the self-help genre and its ethos of personal responsibility. In many Victorian homes, "Self-Help" had a status second only to the Bible. The book is a work within a broader literary tradition that includes Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and the novels of Horatio Alger, one in which human beings advance despite the odds. The self-help ethic comes alive through biography. Smiles believed that, since it was about human nature, "Self-Help" would remain valid. The book is not a scholarly or philosophical work, but it is a classic display of 'Victorian values' (industry, thrift, progress etc.). The book is a simple book for a simpler time, but its dogged reiteration of the need to cultivate personal qualities which bring freedom of mind reveals a timeless truth: that character is something formed in spite of the great forces of instinct and cultural conditioning. The book promotes thrift and claims that poverty was caused largely by irresponsible habits, while also attacking materialism and laissez-faire government. It has been called "the bible of mid-Victorian liberalism", and it raised Smiles to celebrity status almost overnight. The book is full of scenes of individuals who have fashioned a life from pure will. The book may not have the scholarly or philosophical depth of other works of the same era, but it is seminal to the self-help genre and its ethos of personal responsibility. In conclusion, "Self-Help" is a book that still inspires in its scenes of individuals who have fashioned a life from pure will. The book is a seminal work in the self-help genre and its ethos of personal responsibility. It is a work within a broader literary tradition that includes Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and the novels of Horatio Alger, one in which human beings advance despite the odds. The book is a simple book for a simpler time, but its dogged reiteration of the need to cultivate personal qualities which bring freedom of mind reveals a timeless truth: that character is something formed in spite of the great forces of instinct and cultural conditioning.. More: Self-Help, Samuel Smiles, Victorian liberalism personal success, ethics, morality essays, European literature, motivation inspiration, perseverance, dedication hard work, philanthropy, charity 00:00:00 Preface 00:06:38 Introduction To The First Edition 00:12:46 Chapter 1. Self-Help—National And Individual 01:04:17 Chapter 2. Leaders Of Industry—Inventors And Producers 02:21:03 Chapter 3. Three Great Potters—Palissy, Böttgher, Wedgwood 03:12:20 Chapter 4. Application And Perseverance 03:59:48 Chapter 5. Helps And Opportunities—Scientific Pursuits 05:12:02 Chapter 6. Workers In Art 06:48:04 Chapter 7. Industry And The Peerage 07:28:17 Chapter 8. Energy And Courage 08:49:52 Chapter 9. Men Of Business 09:41:50 Chapter 10. Money—Its Use And Abuse