One simple idea : how positive thinking reshaped modern life /
Horowitz, Mitch.
One simple idea : how positive thinking reshaped modern life / Mitch Horowitz. - First Edition. - 338 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-321) and index.
To wish upon a star -- Positive nation -- "To redeem defeat by new thought" -- From poverty to power -- Happy warriors -- American creed -- spirit of success -- Does it work? The The
"From the millions-strong audiences of Oprah and The Secret to the mass-media ministries of evangelical figures like Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes, to the motivational bestsellers and New Age seminars to the twelve-step programs and support groups of the recovery movement and to the rise of positive psychology and stress-reduction therapies, this idea--to think positively--is metaphysics morphed into mass belief. This is the biography of that belief. No one has yet written a serious and broad-ranging treatment and history of the positive-thinking movement. Until now. For all its influence across popular culture, religion, politics, and medicine, this psycho-spiritual movement remains a maligned and misunderstood force in modern life. Its roots are unseen and its long-range impact is unacknowledged. It is often considered a cotton-candy theology for New Agers and self-help junkies. In response, One Simple Idea corrects several historical misconceptions about the positive-thinking movement and introduces us to a number of colorful and dramatic personalities, including Napoleon Hill and Norman Vincent Peale, whose books and influence have touched the lives of tens of millions across the world." -- from publisher's website.
0307986497 0307986500 9780307986498 9780307986504
2013037024
016525193 Uk
Positive psychology.
One simple idea : how positive thinking reshaped modern life / Mitch Horowitz. - First Edition. - 338 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-321) and index.
To wish upon a star -- Positive nation -- "To redeem defeat by new thought" -- From poverty to power -- Happy warriors -- American creed -- spirit of success -- Does it work? The The
"From the millions-strong audiences of Oprah and The Secret to the mass-media ministries of evangelical figures like Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes, to the motivational bestsellers and New Age seminars to the twelve-step programs and support groups of the recovery movement and to the rise of positive psychology and stress-reduction therapies, this idea--to think positively--is metaphysics morphed into mass belief. This is the biography of that belief. No one has yet written a serious and broad-ranging treatment and history of the positive-thinking movement. Until now. For all its influence across popular culture, religion, politics, and medicine, this psycho-spiritual movement remains a maligned and misunderstood force in modern life. Its roots are unseen and its long-range impact is unacknowledged. It is often considered a cotton-candy theology for New Agers and self-help junkies. In response, One Simple Idea corrects several historical misconceptions about the positive-thinking movement and introduces us to a number of colorful and dramatic personalities, including Napoleon Hill and Norman Vincent Peale, whose books and influence have touched the lives of tens of millions across the world." -- from publisher's website.
0307986497 0307986500 9780307986498 9780307986504
2013037024
016525193 Uk
Positive psychology.