Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them
clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and
solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day
life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling "Self-Help"
by Samuel Smiles, and are often also referred to as "self-improvement"
books. First published in 1919, this classic self-help book aims to help
the reader take control of their life through the realisation of the
power of will, with a particular focus on self-healing. Contents
include: "The Will in Life", "Dreads", "Habits", "Sympathy",
"Self-pity", "Avoidance of Conscious Use of the Will", "What the Will
Can Do", "The Will and Air and Exercise", "The Will to Eat", "The Place
of the Will in Tuberculosis", "The Will in Pneumonia", "Coughs and
Colds", "Neurotic Asthma and the Will", "The Will in Intestinal
Function", etc. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the
power of the mind and its ability to heal in particular. Many vintage
books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is
with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an
affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an essay by
Russell H. Conwell.