American entrepreneur and philanthropist WILLIAM H. DANFORTH (1870-1956) is most famous for founding the Ralston Purina Company, but he also helped launch the American Youth Foundation in 1925 as a resource for spurring kids to becoming the best they can be. The spirit of his can-do philosophy is encapsulated here, in this cheerful and inspiring guide to being a creative, adventurous, magnetic, successful, daring person at any age. For decades, I Dare You!-with its honest, heartfelt advice and entertaining and enlightening ...
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American entrepreneur and philanthropist WILLIAM H. DANFORTH (1870-1956) is most famous for founding the Ralston Purina Company, but he also helped launch the American Youth Foundation in 1925 as a resource for spurring kids to becoming the best they can be. The spirit of his can-do philosophy is encapsulated here, in this cheerful and inspiring guide to being a creative, adventurous, magnetic, successful, daring person at any age. For decades, I Dare You!-with its honest, heartfelt advice and entertaining and enlightening anecdotes-has encouraged and motivated children and adults alike to take control of their lives and become the happy, fulfilled people they've always dreamed of being. As relevant and necessary today as it was when it was first published more than 70 years ago, this is a book to treasure and to share.
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A fine book, on how to balance your life style and allot your time. This book was wrote in 1935 and has about twenty editions through the years with updated language for the 21st century.
Boys and Girls Organizations have used the book for a guide in teaching young adults.
Idareyouadmirer
Jul 23, 2009
Wonderful, old school thinking, still relevant
My father had a copy of this book when I was a kid. I loved looking at it, as I admired him so much, I figured if I read it I could be like him. It is a splendid, if dated in some areas, piece of writing. Like many self-help books, it inspires the reader to grow and reach and stretch in all directions.
I have given it as gifts to college graduates because it is an easy read and has some wonderful nuggets of truth to tuck inside the heart and head as the path of life winds its way ever upward.
