Ambition and Success is an incredible self-help book through which the author enlightens the readers by his remarkable outlook on achievements in life. Some people have a strong will to succeed but do not have the ambition to authorize their power, while others have ambition or dreams, but they do not possess a strong will. The author assures that by acknowledging their belief, readers are bound to succeed irrespective of all limitations and hurdles. This book is certainly one of the greatest classics written by Orison.Orison Swett Marden was an American writer associated with the New Thought Movement. He was a successful hotel owner who also persevered in advancing himself and graduated from Boston University in 1871. He later graduated from Harvard with an M.D. in 1881 and an L.L.B. degree in 1882. His writings discuss common-sense principles and virtues that make for a well-rounded, successful life. Many of his ideas are based on New Thought Philosophy. His first book, 'Pushing to the Front' (1894), became an instant best-seller.
"El Dr. Orison Swett Marden (1848–1924), escritor y editor estadounidense del siglo XIX y XX, fue pionero en el campo del desarrollo personal y el éxito. Autor de numerosos libros, incluyendo ""Éxito a través del pensamiento"" y ""Cómo encontrar el trabajo y la vida ideales"", inspiró a millones con sus enseñanzas.
Escribió mayormente acerca cómo lograr el éxito en la vida y fundó la revista SUCCESS en 1897. Sus escritos analizan los principios y virtudes de sentido común que contribuyen a una vida exitosa y completa. Muchas de sus ideas se basan en la filosofía del Nuevo Pensamiento.
Su primer libro, ""Siempre para adelante"" (Pushing to the Front, 1894), se convirtió instantáneamente en un éxito de ventas. Posteriormente, Marden publicó cincuenta o más libros y folletos, con un promedio de dos títulos por año."