"Do it to a Finish" is a 1918 self-help book written by Orison Swett Marden. In this vintage guide to personal success, Marden looks at thoroughness and its importance in the attainment of happiness in work and personal life. Contents include: "The Crime of Carelessness", "The Relation of Work to Character", "Blunder That Cost a Million Dollars a Day", "The Difference Between Artist and Artisan", "Second-class Men", "Thoroughness The Handmaid of Genius", "The Fatal 'Almost'", "What Every Employer is Looking For", etc. Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American author of inspiration books. He wrote primarily on the subject of being successful and founded "SUCCESS" magazine in 1897. Marden's books deal with attaining a fruitful and well-rounded life, with many of his ideas being based on the New Thought movement. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with the original text and artwork.