Published in 1894, this is the first book by the renowned inspirational author, Dr. Orison Swett Marden. Pushing to the Front is the product of many years of hard work, and marks a turning point in the life of Dr. Marden. He rewrote it following an accidental fire that brought the five-thousand-plus page manuscript to flames. It went on to become the most popular personal-development book of its time, and is a timeless classic in its genre. Filled with stories of success, triumph and the surmounting of difficulties, it is especially well-targeted at the adolescent or young adult. It is a book to inspire the reader towards a noble sense of integrity, a strong moral foundation, and solid, enduring self-discipline to let the reader put each foot forward as the leader they are meant to be. (Summary by Luke Sartor)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Foreword
06:36 - Chapter 2
Chapter I: The Man and the Opportunity
41:03 - Chapter 3
Chapter II: Wanted - a Man
15:06 - Chapter 4
Chapter III: Boys with No Chance
1:05:08 - Chapter 5
Chapter IV: The Country Boy
24:47 - Chapter 6
Chapter V: Opportunities Where You Are
23:42 - Chapter 7
Chapter VI: Possibilities in Spare Moments
21:51 - Chapter 8
Chapter VII: How Poor Boys and Girls Go to College
41:41 - Chapter 9
Chapter VIII: Your Opportunity Confronts You—What Will You Do with It?
30:00 - Chapter 10
Chapter IX: Round Boys in Square Holes
25:25 - Chapter 11
Chapter X: What Career?
30:53 - Chapter 12
Chapter XI: Choosing a Vocation
33:36 - Chapter 13
Chapter XII: Concentrated Energy
26:33 - Chapter 14
Chapter XIII: The Triumphs of Enthusiasm
33:38 - Chapter 15
Chapter XIV: "On Time," Or, The Triumph of Promptness
23:40 - Chapter 16
Chapter XV: What a Good Appearance Will Do
23:51 - Chapter 17
Chapter XVI: Personality as a Success Asset
30:32 - Chapter 18
Chapter XVII: If You Can Talk Well
33:44 - Chapter 19
Chapter XVIII: A Fortune in Good Manners
52:00 - Chapter 20
Chapter XIX: Self-Consciousness and Timidity Foes To Success
13:16 - Chapter 21
Chapter XX: Tact or Common Sense
30:08 - Chapter 22
Chapter XXI: Enamored of Accuracy
33:42 - Chapter 23
Chapter XXII: Do It to a Finish
46:45 - Chapter 24
Chapter XXIII: The Reward of Persistence
35:57 - Chapter 25
Chapter XXIV: Nerve—Grip, Pluck
19:37 - Chapter 26
Chapter XXV: Clear Grit
29:35 - Chapter 27
Chapter XXVI: Success Under Difficulties
23:37 - Chapter 28
Chapter XXVII: Uses of Obstacles
35:18 - Chapter 29
Chapter XXVIII: Decision
28:29 - Chapter 30
Chapter XXIX: Observation as a Success Factor
18:23 - Chapter 31
Chapter XXX: Self-Help
40:40 - Chapter 32
Chapter XXXI: The Self-Improvement Habit
25:59 - Chapter 33
Chapter XXXII: Raising of Values
16:35 - Chapter 34
Chapter XXXIII: Public Speaking
30:20 - Chapter 35
Chapter XXXIV: The Triumphs of the Common Virtues
21:53 - Chapter 36
Chapter XXXV: Getting Aroused
14:40 - Chapter 37
Chapter XXXVI: The Man with an Idea
32:39 - Chapter 38
Chapter XXXVII: Dare
49:14 - Chapter 39
Chapter XXXVIII: The Will and the Way
34:21 - Chapter 40
Chapter XXXIX: One Unwavering Aim
36:53 - Chapter 41
Chapter XL: Work and Wait
35:56 - Chapter 42
Chapter XLI: The Might of Little Things
32:13 - Chapter 43
Chapter XLII: The Salary You Do Not Find In Your Pay Envelope
38:27 - Chapter 44
Chapter XLIII: Expect Great Things of Yourself
33:07 - Chapter 45
Chapter XLIV: The Next Time You Think You are a Failure
26:41 - Chapter 46
Chapter XLV: Stand for Something
22:03 - Chapter 47
Chapter XLVI: Nature's Little Bill
43:48 - Chapter 48
Chapter XLVII: Habit—The Servant,—The Master
29:35 - Chapter 49
Chapter XLVIII: The Cigarette
39:32 - Chapter 50
Chapter XLIX: The Power of Purity
41:45 - Chapter 51
Chapter L: The Habit of Happiness
31:08 - Chapter 52
Chapter LI: Put Beauty Into Your Life
34:41 - Chapter 53
Chapter LII: Education by Absorption
20:04 - Chapter 54
Chapter LIII: The Power of Suggestion
29:10 - Chapter 55
Chapter LIV: The Curse of Worry
18:23 - Chapter 56
Chapter LV: Take a Pleasant Thought to Bed with You
18:05 - Chapter 57
Chapter LVI: The Conquest of Poverty
19:40 - Chapter 58
Chapter LVII: A New Way of Bringing Up Children
35:23 - Chapter 59
Chapter LVIII: The Home as a School of Good Manners
05:09 - Chapter 60
Chapter LIX: Mother
32:24 - Chapter 61
Chapter LX: Why So Many Married Women Deteriorate
31:49 - Chapter 62
Chapter LXI: Thrift
29:28 - Chapter 63
Chapter LXII: A College Education at Home
33:58 - Chapter 64
Chapter LXIII: Discrimination in Reading
22:01 - Chapter 65
Chapter LXIV: Reading a Spur to Ambition
33:32 - Chapter 66
Chapter LXV: Why Some Succeed and Others Fail
34:24 - Chapter 67
Chapter LXVI: Rich without Money
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