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)
Chapters
1 Foreword 7 min 2 Chapter I: The Man and the Opportunity 41 min 3 Chapter II: Wanted - a Man 15 min 4 Chapter III: Boys with No Chance 1 h 5 min 5 Chapter IV: The Country Boy 25 min 6 Chapter V: Opportunities Where You Are 24 min 7 Chapter VI: Possibilities in Spare Moments 22 min 8 Chapter VII: How Poor Boys and Girls Go to College 42 min 9 Chapter VIII: Your Opportunity Confronts You, What Will You Do with It? 30 min 10 Chapter IX: Round Boys in Square Holes 25 min 11 Chapter X: What Career? 31 min 12 Chapter XI: Choosing a Vocation 34 min 13 Chapter XII: Concentrated Energy 27 min 14 Chapter XIII: The Triumphs of Enthusiasm 34 min 15 Chapter XIV: "On Time," Or, The Triumph of Promptness 24 min 16 Chapter XV: What a Good Appearance Will Do 24 min 17 Chapter XVI: Personality as a Success Asset 31 min 18 Chapter XVII: If You Can Talk Well 34 min 19 Chapter XVIII: A Fortune in Good Manners 52 min 20 Chapter XIX: Self-Consciousness and Timidity Foes To Success 13 min 21 Chapter XX: Tact or Common Sense 30 min 22 Chapter XXI: Enamored of Accuracy 34 min 23 Chapter XXII: Do It to a Finish 47 min 24 Chapter XXIII: The Reward of Persistence 36 min 25 Chapter XXIV: Nerve, Grip, Pluck 20 min 26 Chapter XXV: Clear Grit 30 min 27 Chapter XXVI: Success Under Difficulties 24 min 28 Chapter XXVII: Uses of Obstacles 35 min 29 Chapter XXVIII: Decision 28 min 30 Chapter XXIX: Observation as a Success Factor 18 min 31 Chapter XXX: Self-Help 41 min 32 Chapter XXXI: The Self-Improvement Habit 26 min 33 Chapter XXXII: Raising of Values 17 min 34 Chapter XXXIII: Public Speaking 30 min 35 Chapter XXXIV: The Triumphs of the Common Virtues 22 min 36 Chapter XXXV: Getting Aroused 15 min 37 Chapter XXXVI: The Man with an Idea 33 min 38 Chapter XXXVII: Dare 49 min 39 Chapter XXXVIII: The Will and the Way 34 min 40 Chapter XXXIX: One Unwavering Aim 37 min 41 Chapter XL: Work and Wait 36 min 42 Chapter XLI: The Might of Little Things 32 min 43 Chapter XLII: The Salary You Do Not Find In Your Pay Envelope 38 min 44 Chapter XLIII: Expect Great Things of Yourself 33 min 45 Chapter XLIV: The Next Time You Think You are a Failure 27 min 46 Chapter XLV: Stand for Something 22 min 47 Chapter XLVI: Nature's Little Bill 44 min 48 Chapter XLVII: Habit, The Servant,, The Master 30 min 49 Chapter XLVIII: The Cigarette 40 min 50 Chapter XLIX: The Power of Purity 42 min 51 Chapter L: The Habit of Happiness 31 min 52 Chapter LI: Put Beauty Into Your Life 35 min 53 Chapter LII: Education by Absorption 20 min 54 Chapter LIII: The Power of Suggestion 29 min 55 Chapter LIV: The Curse of Worry 18 min 56 Chapter LV: Take a Pleasant Thought to Bed with You 18 min 57 Chapter LVI: The Conquest of Poverty 20 min 58 Chapter LVII: A New Way of Bringing Up Children 35 min 59 Chapter LVIII: The Home as a School of Good Manners 5 min 60 Chapter LIX: Mother 32 min 61 Chapter LX: Why So Many Married Women Deteriorate 32 min 62 Chapter LXI: Thrift 29 min 63 Chapter LXII: A College Education at Home 34 min 64 Chapter LXIII: Discrimination in Reading 22 min 65 Chapter LXIV: Reading a Spur to Ambition 34 min 66 Chapter LXV: Why Some Succeed and Others Fail 34 min 67 Chapter LXVI: Rich without Money 25 min
