Orison Swett Marden's rousing manual of self-made success. Through countless examples of people who rose by pluck and persistence, he lays out the stepping-stones, industry, character, and unquenchable resolve, that carry the determined upward. Warm, vivid, and endlessly encouraging, it is Marden at his inspiring best. A stirring classic for anyone who needs their ambition rekindled and their belief renewed that effort, faithfully applied, still opens doors.