Bright-Sided : : how the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America
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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 -- The science of happiness -- How positive thinking wrecked the economy -- Postscript on post-positive thinking.
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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Bright-Sided submitted by downing on August 7, 2022, 3:55pm Confirmed everything I suspected!
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New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 235 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780805087499
0805087494
SUBJECTS
Optimism.
Happiness.
Self-confidence.
Success in business.