Bright-sided : how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America / Barbara Ehrenreich.
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TextPublication details: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 235 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780805087499
- 0805087494
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- BF698.35.O57 E37 2009
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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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