Self-help book to happiness, success and good-living by American actor, screenwriter, producer and director, who later became founding member of the United Artists and the Motion Picture Academy, and first host of the Oscars Ceremony in 1929. This book stayed in the bestsellers list for 2 years after its original publication in 1917. Illustrated black and white plates of stills of author acting in many popular films. 1917 edition in very good condition, light staining to inside of front and back covers.