Above Life’s Turmoil is basically a self-help and inspirational book by James Allen. For the starters, a self-help book is one that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems. Comprising twenty chapters related to various aspects that could shape individual’s personality, if followed in true spirit, the book talks about changing internal things and leading a vibrant life. What waits the readers can be gauged in book’s foreword by author that states: “We cannot alter external things, nor shape other people to our liking, nor mould the world to our wishes but we can alter internal things,-our desires, passions, thoughts,-we can shape our liking to other people, and we can mould the inner world of our own mind in accordance with wisdom, and so reconcile it to the outer world if men and things…”
The first chapter titled True Happiness illustrates: A sweet and happy soul is the ripened fruit of experience and wisdom, and it sheds abroad the invisible yet powerful aroma of its influence, gladdening the hearts of others, and purifying the world.
About the Author
With his book From Poverty to Power, the author entered a creative period. This was followed by his magazine titled The Epoch. He produced more than one book per year until his death in 1912, producing 19 works. These works brought Allen posthumous fame as one of the pioneering figures of modern inspirational thought. After his death, his wife Lily Allen continued publishing the magazine The Epoch.
