Bright-sided
Subtitle: how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America
By: Barbara Ehrenreich
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780805087499
Subjects: Self-confidence; Optimism; Happiness; Success in business
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-223) and index.
Table of contents: title: Smile or die : the bright side of cancer; title: The years of magical thinking; title: The dark roots of American optimism; title: Motivating business and the business of motivation; title: God wants you to be rich; title: The science of happiness; title: How positive thinking wrecked the economy; title: Postscript on post-positive thinking.