{"product_id":"9781908189592","title":"Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self Reliance: A modern-day interpretation of a self-help classic","description":"Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist. Between 1836 and 1837 he presented a series of lectures on the philosophy of history at Boston’s Masonic Temple. Many of the ideas expressed in these lectures were later used in Self-Reliance, first published in 1841, in which Emerson illustrated the need for each individual to avoid conformity and to follow his or her own instincts. Andrew Holmes’ interpretation of Self-Reliance illustrates the timeless nature of Emerson’s insights using twenty-first century examples. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance is an entertaining and eye-opening accompaniment to a true self-help classic. Today’s readers will discover: • How to recognise in every work of genius their own rejected thoughts; • Why imitation is suicide and envy is ignorance; • How to recognise the foolish face of praise; • How to learn self-trust; • That nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Full of wise advice from one of America’s greatest nineteenth-century thinkers, Self-Reliance continues to open our eyes to our potential and show us how to take control of our lives. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance is not a substitute for the original.  Its purpose is simply to illustrate the timeless nature of Emerson’s insights into human nature by bringing them to life in a contemporary context. Andrew Holmes’ brilliant reworking of Self Reliance is an entertaining and highly practical guide to one of the most influential self-help books of all time.","brand":"Infinite Ideas Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173449089264,"sku":"9781908189592","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908189592_p0.jpg?v=1763620337","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908189592","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}