Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America / Barbara Ehrenreich.
By: Ehrenreich, Barbara
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TextPublisher: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 235 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780805087499; 0805087494.Subject(s): Optimism -- United States | Happiness -- United States | Self-confidence | Success in business -- United StatesDDC classification: 155.2/32 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 155.232 Eh84 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003706314 |
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Includes bibliographical references 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 -- Positive psychology : the science of happiness -- How positive thinking destroyed 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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