Includes Conwell’s ‘Acres of Diamonds’ and Robert Shackleton’s ‘His Life and Achievements’. ‘Acres of Diamonds’ is a lecture that Russell Conwell, founder of Temple University, delivered more than 6,000 times across the country. Through this lecture, Conwell debunks the idea that it is noble to be poor, an idea that far too many Christians share. He illustrates that it is our duty as Christians to use our gifts to honestly earn riches, because you can do more good with riches than without. Conwell successfully illustrates the difference between the popular expression ‘money is the root of all evil’ and the complete Biblical passage which states ‘the love of money is the root of all evil’. The love of money is idolatry, but money itself is neither good nor evil. It is simply a tool which may be used for either good or evil. In these pages we learn the virtues of earning money through honest, hard work. We learn to look for opportunities to serve others in our own back yard by simply finding a need and filling it. If you wish to be great, begin with who you are right now, where you are right now. Follow these principles, and you will uncover your own acres of diamonds. Larry Hehn, Author of ‘Get the Prize: Nine Keys for a Life of Victory’.