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Old 01-03-2016, 05:34 AM
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A book offered me by a mentor was penned by Russell H Conwell, who among many accomplishments founded Temple University (circa 1884).

The book, manifesto really, is entitled "Äcres Of Diamonds".

I read it occasionally as it is one of my favorites. It is a collection of his speeches and one begins:

When going down the Tigris and Euphrates rivers many years ago with a party of English travelers I found myself under the direction of an old Arab guide....[/I]