Acres of Diamonds
Russell H. Conwell · 1915
4.9 · 8 ratings
About the book
The most delivered lecture in American history — over six thousand times: the diamonds you are hunting across the world are buried in your own backyard. Bound with the story of the preacher who spent the lecture fees founding a university for poor students.
Try the short course
Part 1 · Ali Hafed Sells the Farm. The first six slides, free.
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Conwell heard this story on the Tigris, from an old Arab guide hired in Baghdad to lead a party of travelers down the river. The guide told stories all day long, and Conwell, worn out by them, stopped listening. So the old man pulled off his Turkish cap and swung it in a circle until his passenger finally looked.
Then he announced that the next story was one he kept for his "particular friends." That got Conwell's attention, and it should get yours.
A tale saved for particular friends is not entertainment. It carries something the teller can't say to your face, so he wraps it in a story and lets you find it on your own. Conwell told this one more than five thousand times, and he always began with the guide and his swinging cap.
Inside the course
12 parts- Al Hafed sells his farm to hunt diamondsFree above
- The farm he sold, and what was under it
- «Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains»
- Opportunity next door: the case studies
Questions
Is Acres of Diamonds free to read in Astra Trainer?
Yes. The full book opens free in the app’s reader, in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
What is the short course?
12 short parts that walk through the book’s key ideas in slides, each with a quick quiz. The first six slides are free to try on this page.
Where do I get the app?
Astra Trainer is free on the App Store and Google Play. Acres of Diamonds is waiting in the app’s library.
