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Author Ehrenreich, Barbara.

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

Publication Info. New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.

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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  155.232 EHR    Storage
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Edition First edition.
Description 235 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [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 -- Positive psychology : the science of happiness -- How positive thinking destroyed 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.
Subject Optimism -- United States.
Happiness -- United States.
Self-confidence.
Success in business -- United States.
ISBN 9780805087499
0805087494
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