This is the author that inspired Edison and Ford by his book "Pushing to the Front", first published in 1894. You can learn more here. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started the only two companies that survived all the crisis in the last 100 years and still doing well: General Electric and Ford Motor Company.
Orison himself when writing "Pushing to the Front", a bestseller at it's time, was inspired by Samuel Smiles, another great author in the 1800's.It is a miracle you can still find this book on Amazon and also other titles by O.S.M. like: "The Miracle of Right Thought", "An Iron Will" and "Making Life a Master Piece".
"Pushing to the Front" is the perfect gift for an inventor or entrepreneur. If he is your friend only. If he is your boss, well, I don't know how can be interpreted. It depends on every situation.
But if you need to reinvent yourself in these recession times, you will need to invest in more than one book written by Orison Swett Marden or other great authors of all times.
Learn from the mentor of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford for starting a big business.
