James Allen & Mitch Horowitz 
The Wisdom of James Allen 

The World Is a Mirror of Self

The Wisdom of James Allen is the collection that finally and fully honors the career of one of the most important inspirational writers of the modern era. Including the full text of
As a Man Thinketh, and other great works,
The Wisdom of James Allen illuminates Allen as the literary and motivational giant that he truly was. A new introduction by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz highlights Allen’s influences and his highly original authorial voice. Mitch also explores how Allen lived out the meaning of his philosophy in a way that provides new inspiration to contemporary readers. Mitch’s chapter commentary further elucidates the power of Allen’s ideas, and a comprehensive timeline rounds out the collection to give you a 360-degree view of the writer’s life. Drawing upon Allen’s most powerful insights—including the full works
As a Man Thinketh and
Out from the Heart—as well as passages and chapters that capture the master’s wide-ranging concerns, this collection gives Allen the complete treatment he deserves.

About the author

A widely known voice of esoteric ideas, Mitch Horowitz is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality. Mitch introduces and edits G&D Media’s line of Condensed Classics and is the author of the Napoleon Hill Success Course series, including The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim, The Power of the Master Mind, and Secrets of Self-Mastery. Visit him at Mitch Horowitz.com.