Self-help for the 21st Century
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About the Book:
Self-Help for the 21st Century. The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helpng of others. - Samuel Smiles, 1859. Samuel Smiles' Victorian bestseller Self-Help, published on the same day as On the Origin of Species, hugely outsold Darwin's book to become on of the most successful non-fiction books of the 19th century. Self-Help is still in print today and has been incredibly influential over the years. Smiles' message that anyone can improve themselves through hard work and perseverance resonated not just in the UK, but throughout the word, especially in the US where self-help was central to the American Dream. This book takes a fresh look at what self-help means today.
Malcolm Good has interviewed people from various backgrounds for their views on such topics as ambition, upbringing, support from others, and perseverance. A compelling mixture of opinion, social observation and biography, their contrinutions create an interesting and thought-provoking commentary. Their stories and views offer an up-to-date view on just what Self-Help for the 21st Century means for different people.
About the Author:
MALCOM GOOD was born and brought up in Edinburgh. After working in financial services for several years he left to complete a full time Masters of Business Administration at the University of Edinburgh. On leaving university Malcolm worked as a management consultant, mainly abroad, including projects in Malaysia, Spain, Turkey and the United States of America. From the early 2000s he was once again based in Edinburgh, working in financial services and also part-time as an art dealer. In 2007 he left paid employment in order to complete Self-Help for the 21st Century. Contributors to Self-Help for the 21st Century include three times Formula 1 World Champion Jackie Stewart; Entrepreneur Tom Farmer; Businessman George Mathewson; Musician Evelyn Glennie; Historian Tom Devine; Yachtsman Chay Blyth; and former Secretary General of NATO George Robertson.