Written as weekly articles for his own Sunday Express, these short essays distil what Max Aitken, the Canadian financier turned newspaper proprietor, believed about getting on in life. He writes on success and its price, three secrets of happiness, the part played by luck, the dangers of early arrogance and the use of money, drawing examples from Pitt and other public men.
A brisk 1920s self-help book from one of the most powerful men in British journalism, interesting as a portrait of its author. Download the free EPUB.