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<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>A new edition of the classic inspirational speech<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781566399623&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="conwell_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><!--none//--><h1>Acres of Diamonds</h1>
<H2><!-- Foreword by Russell F. Weigley --></H2>
<h3>Russell H. Conwell, foreword by Russell F. Weigley, introduction by David Adamany</h3>
<P>cloth 1-56639-962-9 $25.50, May 02, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT>
<br>Electronic Book 1-43990-265-8 $25.50 <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT>
<BR> 96 pp
5x7
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</P><p>Considered by many to be one of the finest speeches ever written, <I>Acres of Diamonds</I> offers a multitude of lessons about the rewards of work, education, and finding the riches of life in one's own back yard.
<p>In an era when many Americans would pack public halls to hear speeches given by the greatest citizens of their day, Russell Conwell read his world-famous lecture hundreds of times, and used the income he earned delivering it to found a small seminary to train Baptist ministers. That school soon grew into Temple University, one of the first universities to offer affordable education to working-class Americans: it stands today as the most visible example of Russell Conwell's legacy and vision.
<p>There are a multitude of gems to mine from Russell Conwell's words, no matter what your walk of life. <I>Acres of Diamonds</I> remains a significant—and inspirational—lesson about where the true riches of life may be found.
<BR> <h2>Excerpt</h2><P>Excerpt available at <a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress">www.temple.edu/tempress</a></p>
<BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2>
<P><b>Russell H. Conwell</b> (1843-1925) was a lawyer, Baptist minister, decorated Civil War officer, and founder of Temple University, which is now the largest post-graduate training institute in the United States.</P>
<P><b>Russell F. Weigley</b> is Professor Emeritus of History at Temple University, and a nationally renowned military historian.</P>
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