Author: Kimbro, Dennis
Brand: Kimbro, Dennis/ Hill, Napoleon
Color: Blue
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Pages: 384
Release Date: 23-09-1992
Details: Product Description "An inspiring an powerful success guide." ESSENCE Author and entrepreneur Dennis Kimbro combines bestseeling author Napolean Hilll's law of success with his own vast knowledge of business, contemporary affairs, and the vibrant culture of Black America to teach you the secrets to success used by scores of black Americans, including: Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson, Dr. Selma Burke, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. The result is inspiring, practical, clearly written, and totally workable. Use it to unlock the treasure you have always dreamed of--the treasure that at last is within your reach. From the Inside Flap piring an powerful success guide." ESSENCE Author and entrepreneur Dennis Kimbro combines bestseeling author Napolean Hilll's law of success with his own vast knowledge of business, contemporary affairs, and the vibrant culture of Black America to teach you the secrets to success used by scores of black Americans, including: Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson, Dr. Selma Burke, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. The result is inspiring, practical, clearly written, and totally workable. Use it to unlock the treasure you have always dreamed of--the treasure that at last is within your reach. About the Author Dennis Kimbro, PhD, is the author of Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice and Daily Motivations for African-American Success. A tireless educator, public speaker, and business consultant, he has written for numerous newspapers and magazines and has made many appearances on programs ranging from Today to the PBS special The Legacy of Achievement with Dennis Kimbro. He is a professor at Clark Atlanta University School of Business. Dr. Kimbro is married and the father of three daughters and has three grandchildren. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in Virginia and had a long and successful career as a lecturer, author, and consultant to business leaders. His Think and Grow Rich is the all-time bestseller in its field, having sold millions of copies worldwide, and setting the standard for today's motivational thinking. He died in 1970. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1 Inner Space: The Final Frontier “Wealth is the progressive mastery of matter by mind.” —R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER “Poverty is a disease of the mind.” —S.B. FULLER We have always been explorers. It is a part of our nature. Since we first evolved a million years or so ago in Africa, we have wandered and explored our way across the planet. Humans have explored every continent—from pole to pole, from Mount Everest to the Dead Sea. This exploratory urge has clear survival value and is not restricted to any one nation or ethnic group. It is an endowment that the human species has in common. But at just the time when the earth has become almost entirely explored, other worlds beckon. “T minus two minutes and counting!” The voice giving that command belongs to the test conductor in the firing room of NASA’s Launch Control Center. He is completing the countdown for the “greatest” adventure in the history of civilization, the first manned lunar flight. “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It somehow seems difficult to believe that the Space Age is still in its infancy. Today, satellites routinely orbit the earth, relaying television programs from points all over the world, flashing warnings of developing storms, and surveying the planet’s precious supply of natural resources. Robot spacecraft journey far into the solar system, transmitting unprecedented photographs of the once-mysterious faces of the moon, Jupiter, and Mars. Man now talks almost matter-of-factly about the day when he will venture to other galaxies. “T minus one minute and counting!” The voice crackles over one of the hundreds of communication circuits monitored by launch crew members. Paracelsus, a sixteenth-century European philosopher, challenged our character when he wrot
Package Dimensions: 7.0 x 4.2 x 1.0 inches
Languages: English