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Attaining Your Desires is considered one of the clearest, most comprehensive, most practical, most doable explanations of how the creative process works. This is a book for those seeking to know more about about the application of mind power, to achieve whatever you want in life. If you understand the fundamentals of how the subconscious mind works, and would like to know more, this is the book for you.

In this little book, James Allen distills the basics of the message he put forth in his more famous book, As a Man Thinketh. As was the case with that book, this one has been a source of inspiration to to those seeking motivation and self-help, and it's message is as true today as it was when he wrote it.

Twenty-four of the greatest science fiction stories of all time in this fourth sci-fi short story collection, including works by Jerry Dunham, Emmett Dowell, James Causey, Gordon Randall Garrett, James A. Cox, Phyllis Sterling Smith, Richard A. Sternbach, Robert Sheckley, E. G. Von Wald, Keith Laumer, Jerome Bixby, Frederik Pohl, Roger Dee, Arnold Marmore, James H. Schmitz, Lester del Rey, Cordwainer Smith, Ray Bradbury, and Philip K. Dick.

This second collection of great sci-fi stories includes the following: "A Sense of Wonder" by Stephen Marlowe, "Seller of the Sky" by Dave Dryfus, "The Shining Cow" by Alex James, and more.

Elsie Lincoln Benedict was considered the world's most famous lecturer during the 1920s, speaking to over 3 million people in her lifetime and writing on what Napoleon Hill and Dale Carnegie and a long list of men would do later. She was an American suffragist leader, representing the State of Colorado for the Women's Right to Vote. Benedict was a pioneer and well respected expert in the fields of psychoanalysis, sociology, and biology. In this book, with the help of her husband, Ralph, she posits a theory that all humans can be divided into five types.

Wallace D. Wattles, the author of the best-selling The Science of Getting Rich, again presents a road map for success in simple-to-understand terms. This short book includes directions, examples, and encouragement to use on the road to getting what you want.

This third volume of Great Sci-Fi Stories contains "Young Man from Elsewhen" by Sylvia Jacobs, "Asleep in Armageddon" by Ray Bradbury, "Living Space" by Isaac Asimov, and more.

Award winning author Clifford D. Simak published "The World That Couldn't Be" in 1958. It appeared in the January issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine. In the story, Layard was an alien world that puzzled sociologists, since the planet's inhabitants were genderless, yet there was no decrease in population. Gavin Duncan had come to this world to farm vua, a plant that cured mental illnesses. Vua was a cash crop that Gavin hoped would bring him great wealth. He is thwarted by the Cytha, a large, supposedly simple-minded creature with a taste for vua.

British writer William Hazlitt was the most brilliant essayist of his day. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. During his last illness, Hazlitt wrote this essay on a topic that most people will recognize. Hazlitt did not fear his own demise, and in this thoughtful essay, he explains why no one needs to give in to such a fear.

This thrilling tale by Ray Bradbury, winner of the World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, Emmy and Hugo awards, takes place on a treacherous world that a group of colonists have been forced to land on. In order to escape from this planet with a scorching sun during the day, freezing temperatures by night, and a life-sucking radiation that makes all life vey short, young Sim must cross a section of this mad world, reach their broken ship, and repair it, before the elements, or some of his fellow colonists, kill him.

Full of wisdom, and written in simple, poetic language, The Prophet is a book for all ages, which remains amazingly relevant to our times. After living in one city for 12 years, a prophet is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by the people of the city, who ask him for his insights into life. His answers have make this book a treasure.

It sometimes happens that a man, in giving to the world the truths that have most influenced his life, unconsciously writes the truest kind of a character sketch. This was so in the case of Henry Drummond, and no words of mine can better describe his life or character than those in which he has presented to us," The Greatest Thing in the World." Some men take an occasional journey into the 13th of One Corinthians, but Henry Drummond was a man who lived there constantly, appropriating its blessings and exemplifying its teachings.

If you are looking to bring positive changes to your life by being more successful, acquiring more money, more energy, and attracting even more positivity, this life-changing book is for you! It is packed with good and practical advice about making money, but it goes way beyond that.

What if you believed that you were not a victim of fate, that you were the master of it? That your success is within your grasp? Would you change your thinking? This book may convince you of the power you truly hold, the power of your own mind. Unlike many other "new thought" authors, Bruce MacLelland's writing is full of practical advice and even mental exercises for all those who seek success in their lives.

William De Witt Hyde was an ordained minister, the seventh president of Bowden College and chair of the mental and moral philosophy department.In his lifetime he was also an attorney and prolific author. This volume, The Five Great Philosophies of Life, is his best known work. By examples and quotes, he clarifies the tenets of five philosophies of life, a few of which are rather complex, in a manner easy to understand. An examination of Epictius, The Stoics, Plato, Aristotle and Christianity are all included in this work.

The Path to Prosperity is another James Allen book filled with inspiration and encouragement. You are in control of your destiny if you would only believe it. This little book may just convince you how to do that.

Emmet Fox was an Irish New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century. He has a way of boiling down complex issues into easily understandable prose. In this little gem, his opening words say it all.