Bright-sided how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America
A sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism, existential clarity and courage.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Metropolitan Books,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Ehrenreich, Barbara. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Bright-sided : |b how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America / |c Barbara Ehrenreich. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Metropolitan Books, |c 2009. | ||
| 300 | |a 235 p. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Smile or die : the bright side of cancer -- The years of magical thinking -- The dark roots of American optimism -- Motivating business and the business of motivation -- God wants you to be rich -- Positive psychology : the science of happiness -- How positive thinking destroyed the economy -- Postscript on post-positive thinking. | |
| 520 | |a A sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism, existential clarity and courage. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Optimism. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Happiness. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Self-confidence. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Success in business |z United States. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Hays, Sara Light tribute. | |
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