Acres of Diamonds, Russell H. Conwell
Acres of Diamonds, Russell H. Conwell
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Acres of Diamonds

Author: Russell H. Conwell

Narrator: Victor Craig

Unabridged: 1 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Woodkeep Audio

Published: 01/27/2020


Synopsis

The author of ‘Acres of Diamonds’ (1890) was Russell Herman Conwell (1843 – 1925), an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. The author was inspired by the story of a Persian farmer who loses his life looking for a diamond mine when his own farm (which he sold to finance his search for a mine) literally contained acres of diamonds. The main message of this motivational classic is that one need not look elsewhere for opportunity, achievement or fortune, because the resources to achieve all good things are already present in one's own community. The narrative has a definite uplifting effect, and it is likely that those who internalize the message and put it into effect would experience benefits.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ian

There are some good values in Acres of Diamonds, but a pastor who argues that "poverty is the result of God's opinion of those people" and "rich men are the most honest men" is unbelievably misled. For one, does he know Jesus led a life of poverty, serving the poor? And for two, has he ever heard of......more