9780805087499
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Postive Thinking Has Undermined America
Barbara Ehrenreich
ISBN 13: 9780805087499
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
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"In this wide-ranging and stinging look at the pervasiveness of positive thinking, Ehrenreich warns against a 'reckless optimism' that causes individuals--and nations--not to plane for inevitable downturns and disasters." (starred review)
Vanessa Bush, Booklist Upfront, 08/01/2009
Review:"Ehrenreich delivers a trenchant look into the burgeoning business of positive thinking....[She] explores the insistence upon optimism as a cultural and national trait, discovering its 'symbiotic relationship with American capitalism' and how poverty, obesity, unemployment and relationship problems are being marketed as obstacles that can be overcome with the right mindset." (starred review)
Publishers Weekly, 08/10/2009
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