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Mulford-prentice

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ISBN 10 : 1435100972 ISBN 13 : 9781435100978

Synopsis

Book by Mulford Prentice

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Prentice Mulford (1834–1891) was a noted literary humorist and California author. In addition, he helped found the New Thought movement. Mulford was born in Sag Harbor, New York and, in 1856, sailed to California where he would spend the next 16 years. During this time, Mulford spent several years in mining towns, trying to find his fortune in gold, copper, or silver. After leaving the mining life, Mulford ran for a position on the California State Assembly in Sacramento. Although he was nominated, he ultimately lost the election. He returned to San Francisco and began writing for a weekly newspaper, The Golden Era. Mulford spent five years as a writer and editor for various papers and was named by many San Franciscans a "Bohemian," for his disregard for money. Mulford states in his autobiography, "poverty argued for us possession of more brains" (Prentice Mulford's Story 130). He became known for his humorous style of writing and vivid descriptions of both mining life as well as life at sea. In 1872, Mulford returned to New York City, where he became known as a comic lecturer, author of poems and essays, and a columnist for The New York Daily Graphic from 1875-1881. Mulford was also instrumental in the founding of the popular philosophy, New Thought, along with other notable writers including Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mulford's book, Thoughts are Things served as a guide to this new belief system and is still popular today.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Prentice Mulford (1834–1891) was a noted literary humorist and California author. He helped found the New Thought movement. … While the book talks about many aspects of the power of thought that will be familiar to today's readers, he also covers some topics you don't hear discussed as much today. One of my favorite chapters is the one on cultivating courage. He notes that courage and presence of mind mean the same thing; and cowardice and lack of mental control mean about the same thing. He notes that courage comes from discipline regarding so-called little or trivial things. It means focusing on whatever you're doing at the moment, rather than allowing your thoughts to scatter in many directions. This focus allows you to have the presence of mind to do what needs to be done, rather than to panic....

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1435100972
• ISBN 13: 9781435100978
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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