Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mitch Horowitz

The Extraordinary Manifesto of Independent Living Is 
Newly Abridged and Introduced in this Powerful Condensation

Self-Reliance is a life-changing experience. Its message of nonconformity, self-expression, and personal independence can awaken you to a new and better way of living. 

Now, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought scholar Mitch Horowitz has deftly and faithfully retained the most powerful ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s original classic, and reintroduced the work in this one-of-a-kind condensation. Readable within the space of an average commute or lunch hour, the experience of Self-Reliance may represent a true turning point in your life.