James Allen 
As a Man Thinketh (Barnes & Noble Gift Edition) 

In
As a Man Thinketh, universally acknowledged as a self-help classic,
James Allen argues we are what we think.  Positive thinking changes our circumstances in constructive ways, as surely as negative thinking brings us down.  Each has tangible impact on health, well-being, and achievement. Readers in search of practical advice have found inspiration in this little book for more than a hundred years.

About the author

James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. At age fifteen the tragic murder of his father left him as the family’s sole breadwinner. Allen became a private secretary and continued until 1902 when, at the age of thirty-eight, he devoted his life to writing. After publishing his first book he retired to Ilfracombe, a coastal town in Devonshire, to write and live in simplicity. Allen died in 1912.