A Great Book for Young People
"CHOICE OF PURSUITS; or, What to Do and Why," describing Seventy-five Trades and Professions, and the Temperaments and Talents required for each; with Portraits and Biographies of many successful Thinkers and Workers By Nelson Sizer, Associate Editor of the "Phrenological Journal," Vice President of, and Teacher in, the "American Institute of Phrenology," etc. 12mo, extra cloth. 508 pp. Price, $1.75.
This work fills a place attempted by no other. Whoever has to earn a living by labor of head or hand, can not afford to do without it.
NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
"'Choice of Pursuits; or, What to do and Why' is a remarkable book. The author has attained a deserved eminence as a delineator of character. We have given it a careful reading and feel warranted in saying that it is a book calculated to do a vast deal of good."—Boston Commonwealth.
"The title in startling, but it is indicative of the contents of the book itself; the work is a desideratum."—Inter-Ocean (Chicago.)
"It presents many judicious counsels. The main purpose of the writer is to prevent mistakes in the choice of a profession. His remarks on the different trades are often highly original. The tendency of this volume is to increase the reader's respect for human nature."—New York Tribune.
"The design of this book is to indicate to every man his proper work and to educate him for it"—Albany Evening Journal.