From Poverty to Power

Name: From Poverty to Power
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: James Allen
ISBN: 9798875137822

Author: James Allen

Narrator: Samuel Casey

Unabridged: 3 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 05/24/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help, Personal Growth

Synopsis

"From Poverty to Power" by James Allen, first published in 1901, is a profound work of self-help literature that delves into the principles of personal development and the realization of prosperity and peace. Divided into two parts, "The Path of Prosperity" and "The Way of Peace," the book explores how one's thoughts and actions can lead to material success and inner tranquility. Allen emphasizes the importance of self-discipline, right thinking, and the cultivation of virtues like integrity and honesty as keys to achieving prosperity. Simultaneously, he advocates for meditation, self-reflection, and the pursuit of higher purpose to attain spiritual growth and inner peace. Through its motivational and philosophical insights, "From Poverty to Power" encourages readers to transform their lives by transforming their minds, making it a timeless guide for those seeking both personal and spiritual development.

About James Allen

James Allen (1864-1912) was a British writer and pioneer of the self-help movement. Born to a working-class family in Leicester, England, Allen left school at age fifteen, after which he worked as a private secretary and later as a magazine writer. In 1902, he began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason. Over the course of his life, Allen wrote nineteen books, some of which include As a Man Thinketh, Eight Pillars of Prosperity, Above Life's Turmoil, From Passion to Peace, and From Poverty to Power.

Reviews

Goodreads review by O'Rety on February 13, 2020

Starts out strong, then (seen more prominent with the start of the second half, "The Way to Peace") falls disappointingly into all-out Buddhist nihilism. I don't believe in some impersonal Great Law of Nature that in order to reclaim me into itself has to (impersonally, but still) annihilate me as a......more

Goodreads review by Allen on March 30, 2020

This ilwas a tougher read than my normal "personal growth" genre, but it was well worth it. I was thankful to have a Christian background as well as having read the Bhagavad Gita as there are references to both throughout. I feel that it would be a harder read without an understanding of Eastern rel......more

Goodreads review by Charles on February 22, 2025

If anybody is looking for a Spirtual Growth author it is hands down James Allen.......more

Goodreads review by Raymond on July 23, 2024

Oh look, it's the secret.........more

Goodreads review by Tony | Outwork on March 09, 2019

This book came as a companion to As a Man Thinketh and is actually a precursor to the much more famous and impactful Thinketh. Poverty to Power is too focused on the fusion of physical and spiritual. Almost every chapter is dedicated in some way to mastery of one’s self and mastery over one’s inclin......more