LIGHT ON LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES offers twenty-three stirring essays that provide clear direction to those in search of personal truths. Both motivating and inspiring this book is designed to shed light on those areas of our lives that we have become uncertain about - areas such as spirituality self-control individual liberty values war and peace and so much more. James Allen was born in Leicester in 1864. After the unexpected death of his father he left school at the age of fifteen in order to support himself and his family. For the next twenty-three years Allen worked read and carefully observed the world around him. At the age of thirty eight he wrote his first book FROM POVERTY TO POWER. His next book AS A MAN THINKETH established his reputation as an inspirational writer. Although his writing career lasted for only ten years until his death in 1912 Allen produced twenty titles which continue to motivate and inspire.