Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them: Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive

Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer, but he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new laws. He wrote popular articles and books on his theories; ways people could help themselves overcome their problems. His book "Self-Help" brought him to celebrity status: almost overnight, he became a leading pundit and much-consulted guru. "Happy Homes" focuses on ways and reasons to be thrifty, how to find happiness in life, the opposite sex and work. What's particularly striking about this book is its clear-headed 19th Century advice for "improvement" and cultural stability, etc., combined with the entrenched and historic sexism of a paternalistic society. “Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.”― Samuel Smiles, Happy Homes and the Hearts That Make Them - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia (19 hr 56 min)

Chapters

Preface	4:08	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 1: The Art of Living; or Making the Most of Life	53:32	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 2: Healthy Homes	41:08	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 3: Influence of Character	1:00:24	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 4: Home Power	1:01:17	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 5: Companionship and Example	50:59	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 6: Work	41:22	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 7: Helping One's Self	43:49	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 8: Leaders of Industry - Inventors and Producers	1:01:51	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 9: Application and Perserverance	36:02	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 10: Helps and Opportunities - Scientific Pursuits	58:20	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 11: Energy and Will	39:26	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 12: Self-culture -- Facilities and Difficulties	1:12:08	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 13: Workers in Art	46:35	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 14: Men of Business	30:22	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 15: Money - Its Use and Abuse	47:40	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 16: Habits of Thrift	36:42	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 17: Methods of Economy	52:41	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 18: Courage	51:18	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 19: Self-control	40:21	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 20: Duty -- Truthfulness	34:41	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 21: Temper	28:12	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 22: Manner -- Art	39:35	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 23: Companionship of Books	24:12	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 24: Companionship in Marriage	52:15	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 25: Examples -- Models	27:02	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 26: Character -- The True Gentleman	37:32	Read by John Greenman
Chapter 27: The Discipline of Experience	22:43	Read by John Greenman

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