The Science of Being Great (Palmera Publishing) - Tapa blanda

One of the most significant self-help books in the last 100 years, The Science of Being Great is liked and read widely for its effective and compelling ways of rising above all. It clearly differs from most notions of being great and rising above all others today, which mostly leaves you with more enemies than the good you probably intended. According to Wattles, to be great means you must rise above the mere moral evil being done everywhere. With The Science of Being Great, you are invited to take a beeline into your consciousness and ask your perceptive innermost part about your own motives of being great and if they are really right. Wattles in this book makes you comprehend clearly about the Principle of Power found in each individual. As you intelligently use and direct the principle you can grow into any direction you please; there’re no limits to the growth. To use this Power, Wattles uses clear principles of consecration, social point of view, identification, realisation and idealisation. The principles and methods are laid out in a straightforward and simple way and can be practiced by anybody who reads the Science of Being Great.

Wallace D. Wattles (1860-1911) was an American ‘New Thought’ author, who remained obscure for a long time for personal reasons; Nevertheless, his writings have remained in print and heavily quoted across the self-help and New Thought movements. Wattles had made admirable wealth by the time he died at 51 years of age. He had enjoyed good health except for the short-lived frailty that resulted before he died. When his body was transported for burial in his hometown of Elwood in Indiana, businesses closed for two hours in his respect during the day of his burial. Wattles practiced the art of ‘Creative Visualisation’ where he formed mental images or visual pictures in his mind and worked tirelessly and practically to accomplish the realisation of these visions. Wattles influence on the self-help and New Thought movement is very extensive. The creator of The Secret book and film, Rhonda Byrne, refers to the Science of Getting Rich by Wattles as being her main inspiration. In fact, the Science of Getting Rich has remained in publication through countless publishers for over 100 years and gone through diverse editions.