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Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance

Smiles, Samuel

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Chapters

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01 - Preface and Introduction (14:13)
02 - Ch I. Self-Help—National and Individual, Part 1 (30:10)
03 - Ch I. Self-Help—National and Individual, Part 2 (31:21)
04 - Ch II. Leaders of Industry—Inventors and Producers, Part 1 (31:13)
05 - Ch II. Leaders of Industry—Inventors and Producers, Part 2 (30:38)
06 - Ch II. Leaders of Industry—Inventors and Producers, Part 3 (35:09)
07 - Ch III. The Great Potters—Palissy, Böttgher, Wedgwood, Part 1 (26:45)
08 - Ch III. The Great Potters—Palissy, Böttgher, Wedgwood, Part 2 (26:58)
09 - Ch IV. Application and Perseverance, Part 1 (21:10)
10 - Ch IV. Application and Perseverance, Part 2 (26:56)
11 - Ch V. Helps and Opportunities—Scientific Pursuits, Part 1 (28:40)
12 - Ch V. Helps and Opportunities—Scientific Pursuits, Part 2 (32:17)
13 - Ch V. Helps and Opportunities—Scientific Pursuits, Part 3 (28:18)
14 - Ch VI. Workers in Art, Part 1 (22:28)
15 - Ch VI. Workers in Art, Part 2 (28:22)
16 - Ch VI. Workers in Art, Part 3 (22:54)
17 - Ch VI. Workers in Art, Part 4 (24:40)
18 - Ch VII. Industry and the Peerage, Part 1 (21:05)
19 - Ch VII. Industry and the Peerage, Part 2 (19:57)
20 - Ch VIII. Energy and Courage, Part 1 (31:33)
21 - Ch VIII. Energy and Courage, Part 2 (22:50)
22 - Ch VIII. Energy and Courage, Part 3 (17:26)
23 - Ch VIII. Energy and Courage, Part 4 (17:20)
24 - Ch IX. Men of Business, Part 1 (27:03)
25 - Ch IX. Men of Business, Part 2 (31:19)
26 - Ch X. Money—Its Use and Abuse, Part 1 (28:20)
27 - Ch X. Money—Its Use and Abuse, Part 2 (29:06)
28 - Ch XI. Self-Culture—Facilities and Difficulties, Part 1 (24:28)
29 - Ch XI. Self-Culture—Facilities and Difficulties, Part 2 (23:02)
30 - Ch XI. Self-Culture—Facilities and Difficulties, Part 3 (22:11)
31 - Ch XI. Self-Culture—Facilities and Difficulties, Part 4 (21:29)
32 - Ch XII. Example—Models, Part 1 (25:54)
33 - Ch XII. Example—Models, Part 2 (16:23)
34 - Ch XIII. Character—The True Gentleman, Part 1 (31:55)
35 - Ch XIII. Character—The True Gentleman, Part 2 (30:32)

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