Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America / Barbara Ehrenreich.
Exposes the downside of America's penchant for positive thinking, which the author believes leads to self-blame and a preoccupation with stamping out "negative" thoughts on a personal level, and, on a national level, has brought on economic disaster.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780805087499
- ISBN: 0805087494
- Physical Description: 235 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 155.232 EHR (Text) | 36015000081709 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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