The power of positive thinking by Norman…

The power of positive thinking (original 1952; edition 2003)

by Norman Vincent Peale

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Title

The power of positive thinking

Author

Norman Vincent Peale

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Self-Help, Religion, Peale, -GBox13

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All those books about "manifesting" what you want, letting the universe know your desire, affirmations, etc. are all children of this book "The Power of Positive Thinking". My mom swore by this book, and I see why -- she was very religious and this book could be called "the power of prayer" because Peale uses Bible verses as the affirmations and posits that repeating these lines will create the positive outcome you want in your life. I read this book when I was depressed and feeling low about myself. The one thing that helped me from this book was when Peale spoke about negative self-talk. I recognized the voice in my head as being a constant refrain of put-downs and criticism. He had some suggestions on how to stop repeating these negative things to yourself. Once I realized I was doing this, and actively tried to turn that around, I began to feel better. Basically, if nothing else, "the power of positive thinking" helped me control (at least a little bit) the negative self-talk. For that insight alone, I will keep this book just in case I need to remind myself to not self-sabotage.

Publication date

2003

Publication

New York : Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 2003.

ISBN

0743234804 / 9780743234801

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Pages

xiii; 224

Dimensions

22 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm