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What it's about
The Victorian bestseller that gave the world the phrase 'self-help': hundreds of short lives of inventors, potters, engineers and artists who rose through industry and perseverance. Thirteen chapters.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who like their motivation as biography - Anyone interested in the history of entrepreneurship - Parents and teachers looking for stories of grit
What’s inside
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