Product Description

Unabridged audiobook in MP3 format.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2103134 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-30
• Formats: MP3 Audio, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Binding: MP3 CD
• 100 pages

About the Author
William H. Danforth founded the Ralston Purina Company in St. Louis, Missouri. He co-founded the American Youth Foundation (AYF) to train young men and women in Christian ideals and help them prepare for a life of responsibility and leadership. As president of the American Youth Foundation, Mr. Danforth helped establish Camp Miniwanca, a 300-acre campsite near Shelby, Michigan

that he established while he was president of AYF for the purpose of helping young people. For more than 30 years, up to the time of his death, Mr. Danforth spent his summers at Camp Miniwanca where he met, counseled and inspired thousands of young men and women. He also established the Danforth Foundation as a national educational philanthropy.

His passion for helping individuals to fulfill destiny stirred him to write I Dare You. The dominant message of the book proposes that, for an individual to be healthy, the four key components in life need to be in balance at all times Physical, Mental, Social, and Religious.

Customer Reviews

15 Years Later, It Still Works For Me
In 1984, an old rundown copy of this book fell into my hands. I was then a 12 year old geeky bookworm who was interested in reading anything, from the moslem holy book, the Koran, to National Geographic, to Playboy. Although my most precious books then were political, yet there was something about William H. Danforth's I Dare You that was unique and mysterious. It was unique because it was the only English-language book that I was seriously trying to read, when my "anglo-exposure" paled compared to my native Arabic and Urdu. And it was mysterious. I had found the book wrapped up under piles of personal effects of a British-born eccentric uncle of mine, who came to stay with my family in Kuwait in the late 1970s, and then disappeared mysteriously during a short vacation in London. Apart from the "I" and the "You", I had never heard of the word "Dare". Understanding what it meant marked the launch of a personal crusade to master the English language. Five years later, I was able to read the book with deep understanding and contemplation. Since then (I'm 27 now), I have read scores of books, mostly in theology, politics and history, in both English and Arabic. But this book proved to be different. It's core subject was the individual reader. It does not talk about the author, or about some self-improvement philosophy that he had developed. It's a warm and simple rendition on living a healthy life and making the most out of it. And it's about what I would call a mental dissection of the human soul, separating mind from body, to understand where the self exists. A man who can dare others to achieve greatness has to be great himself. Mr. Danforth, while devoting his long life to study man, meanwhile worked up the corporate ladder at the General Motors Company. At the sunset of his life, he devoted his time and energy to the Y.M.C.A., and, finally, wrote a book that did not earn him million dollar sign-ups, but changed (this I can bet my life) someone's life forever.

Lessons for a life time.
This book was given to me as an achievment award. That was almost 20 years ago. I could not tell you how many time I have read and re-read the pages of this book. Mr. Danforth's message is just as valuable today as it was 20 years ago, actually more because I appricate the things he says so much more today. I have taken his dare to live my life with the ballance he suggest and I am a better person because of it. In my opinnion this book is a classic in motivation and success that ranks right up there among such titles as "Think and Grow Rich", by N. Hill, "How to Win Friends and Influence People", by D. Carnegie, "The Power of Positive Thinking", by N. V. Peal, and "The Geatest Salesman in the World" by O. Mandino. These books will build a foundation that you can build a trmendous life upon if you will read them and take their lessons to heart. Of these books, "I Dare You" is my favorite because of it's simple but effective message. This is truly a message that is just as valuable today as it was the day it was writen. If I could only own one book other than the Bible this would be the one book I would own. This is not a book that should be read once an put on a shelf it should be read over and over and passed around to friends and loved ones.

William Danforth's "I DARE YOU"
This is not merely a book - this is a clarion call to those who truly desire to be Achievers in Life - those who decide that they shall rank among the few who declare: Life doesn't happen to Me; I Happen to It! I intend to read this book again and again, until I too have joined those ranks, and I invite (in fact, I DARE) You to come along for the ride of Your Life