One often hears about the power of positive thinking, but rarely is a book so practical in teaching the reader how to refine such thought and use it as a foundation for achieving success. With chapters such as "How Man Becomes What He Thinks," "The Art of Changing for the Better," and "The Building of a Great Mind," Larson challenges readers to use thought as a transformational force in order to become "greater and richer and more worthy as individuals." This guide to self-improvement is as timely now as when it was first written a century ago.American New Thought pioneer CHRISTIAN DAA LARSON (b. 1874) is the author of the well-known Optimist Creed and published several important works of spiritual science, including Mastery of Self, In the Light of the Spirit, and The Great Within.