TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ehrenreich,Barbara
TI  - Bright-sided: how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America 
SN  - 9780805087499
AV  - BF698.35.O57 E37 2009
U1  - 155.2/32 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Metropolitan Books
KW  - Optimism
KW  - United States
KW  - Happiness
KW  - Self-deception
KW  - Self-confidence
KW  - Success in business
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -