Acres of Diamonds
Acres of Diamonds CD jacket

Acres of Diamonds

Russell H. Conwell

Acres of Diamonds is a book by Russell H. Conwell that was published in 1890 as a document of a lecture by the same name that he gave over 6,000 times to audiences all over world. The title derives from a story Conwell had heard from an Arab guide concerning a farmer so eager to find diamonds that he sold his land and went off to search for them in vain. In the meantime, the buyer of his property was fortunate to discover a diamond mine on the property. The central idea, of course, is that one need not search far and wide for opportunity; all that is necessary to achieve good things is present in one’s own community. The lecture was first given in 1869 by Conwell to a reunion of the 46th Massachusetts Regiment that had served in the Civil War. He continued to deliver the lecture on the Chautauqua circuit until his death in 1925.


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Product Details

Read by: Phil Chenevert and Scott Dahlem
Length: 6 hours and 10 minutes
Type: Solo readings
Media: MP3 CD
Package: CD jacket
Item No.: CJ-1171
EAN: 0687700170174
List Price: $9.99

Credits

Production

Book Coordinator: Sarah Jennings (version 1), Phil Chenevert (version 2)
Meta Coordinator: Sarah Jennings (version 1), Phil Chenevert (version 2)
Proof Listener: Sarah Jennings (version 1), DaveC (version 2)

Artwork
Cover: Illustration from Acres of Diamonds, www.gutenberg.org
Inset: Cover of Acres of Diamond, www.gutenberg.org
Inset: Russel Conwell c. 1890, photographer unknown
Insert background image: Illustration from Acres of Diamonds, www.gutenberg.org

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Table of Contents

Track Section Reader Length
01 01 - Acres of Diamonds lecture - v. 2 - Part 1 Phil Chenevert 50:26
02 02 - Acres of Diamonds lecture - v. 2 - Part 2 Phil Chenevert 49:54
03 03 - Acres of Diamonds lecture - v. 1 - Part 1 Scott Dahlem 21:48
04 04 - Acres of Diamonds lecture - v. 1 - Part 2 Scott Dahlem 22:01
05 05 - Acres of Diamonds lecture - v. 1 - Part 3 Scott Dahlem 22:21
06 06 - Acres of Diamonds lecture - v. 1 - Part 4 Scott Dahlem 27:51
07 07 - I The Story of the Sword Scott Dahlem 19:12
08 08 - II The Beginning at Old Lexington Scott Dahlem 16:46
09 09 - III Story of the Fifty-Seven Cents Scott Dahlem 9:56
10 10 - IV His Power as Orator and Preacher Scott Dahlem 16:32
11 11 - V Gift for Inspiring Others Scott Dahlem 17:55
12 12 - VI Millions of Hearers Scott Dahlem 23:16
13 13 - VII How a University Was Founded Scott Dahlem 23:47
14 14 - VIII His Splendid Efficiency Scott Dahlem 18:16
15 15 - IX The Story of Acres of Diamonds Scott Dahlem 15:37
16 16 - FIfty Years on the Lecture Platform Scott Dahlem 14:35

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