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History’s Greatest Motivational Lesson: Now in a Definitive Edition with Gems of Wisdom from Elbert Hubbard This remarkably concise, powerful statement on what makes a person successful remains as relevant today as when it was written more than a century ago. If you take seriously the principle of Elbert Hubbard’s A Message to Garcia, you will become the indispensible, productive, successful, and respected person you have always wished to be. All that is required is for you to “carry a message to Garcia” – which means to do a job simply as it should be done. Discover for yourself the incredible power hidden in this one step. This edition of A Message to Garcia surpasses other volumes because it includes short passages of life-advice from Hubbard, which elucidate his message and demonstrate how to put it into action. Selected and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, this slender volume offers a life-changing journey into a single idea that can make all the difference in your earning power, effectiveness, and success. The Condensed Classics Library “40 Minutes to a New You”
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About Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Green Hubbard (1856–1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in Hudson, Illinois, he met early success as a traveling salesman with the Larkin soap company. Hubbard is known as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement. Among his many publications were the nine-volume work Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great and the short story A Message to Garcia.
About Mitch Horowitz
Mitch Horowitz is vice president and editor in chief at Tarcher/Penguin, the division of Penguin USA dedicated to metaphysical literature. He is the author of Occult America, which received the 2010 PEN Oakland/ Josephine Miles Award for literary excellence. He frequently writes about and discusses alternative spirituality in the national media, including CBS Sunday Morning, Dateline NBC, All Things Considered, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and CNN.com.