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Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America
- Title
- Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America / Barbara Ehrenreich.
- Author
- Ehrenreich, Barbara.
- Publication
- New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 10-2608 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 235 p.; 22 cm.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-223) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFD 10-2608
- ISBN
- 9780805087499
- 0805087494
- LCCN
- 2009023588
- OCLC
- 317928923
- Author
- Ehrenreich, Barbara.
- Title
- Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America / Barbara Ehrenreich.
- Imprint
- New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-223) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 10-2608