Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America / Barbara Ehrenreich

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Metropolitan Books , 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 235 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780805087499
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.2 EHR
LOC classification:
  • BF698.35.O57 E37 2009
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-223) and index.

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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