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Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them: Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive

Samuel Smiles was a Scottish author and government reformer, but he concluded that more progress would come from new attitudes than from new laws. He wrote popular articles and books on his theories; ways people could help themselves overcome their problems. His book "Self-Help" brought him to celebrity status: almost overnight, he became a leading pundit and much-consulted guru. "Happy Homes" focuses on ways and reasons to be thrifty, how to find happiness in life, the opposite sex and work. What's particularly striking about this book is its clear-headed 19th Century advice for "improvement" and cultural stability, etc., combined with the entrenched and historic sexism of a paternalistic society. “Sow a thought and you get an act; Sow an act and you get a habit; Sow a habit and you get a character; Sow a character and you get a destiny.”― Samuel Smiles, Happy Homes and the Hearts That Make Them - Summary by John Greenman and Wikipedia

Year of Publication: 1888Genres: Self-Help,Family & Relationships

Running Time: 19 hours 56 minutes 17 seconds(28 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: John Greenman

#	Chapter Name
	Preface John Greenman	4:08
	Chapter 1: The Art of Living; or Making the Most of Life John Greenman	53:32
	Chapter 2: Healthy Homes John Greenman	41:08
	Chapter 3: Influence of Character John Greenman	1:00:24
	Chapter 4: Home Power John Greenman	1:01:17
	Chapter 5: Companionship and Example John Greenman	50:59
	Chapter 6: Work John Greenman	41:22
	Chapter 7: Helping One's Self John Greenman	43:49
	Chapter 8: Leaders of Industry - Inventors and Producers John Greenman	1:01:51
	Chapter 9: Application and Perserverance John Greenman	36:02
	Chapter 10: Helps and Opportunities - Scientific Pursuits John Greenman	58:20
	Chapter 11: Energy and Will John Greenman	39:26
	Chapter 12: Self-culture -- Facilities and Difficulties John Greenman	1:12:08
	Chapter 13: Workers in Art John Greenman	46:35
	Chapter 14: Men of Business John Greenman	30:22
	Chapter 15: Money - Its Use and Abuse John Greenman	47:40
	Chapter 16: Habits of Thrift John Greenman	36:42
	Chapter 17: Methods of Economy John Greenman	52:41
	Chapter 18: Courage John Greenman	51:18
	Chapter 19: Self-control John Greenman	40:21
	Chapter 20: Duty -- Truthfulness John Greenman	34:41
	Chapter 21: Temper John Greenman	28:12
	Chapter 22: Manner -- Art John Greenman	39:35
	Chapter 23: Companionship of Books John Greenman	24:12
	Chapter 24: Companionship in Marriage John Greenman	52:15
	Chapter 25: Examples -- Models John Greenman	27:02
	Chapter 26: Character -- The True Gentleman John Greenman	37:32
	Chapter 27: The Discipline of Experience John Greenman	22:43