{"product_id":"bright-sided-how-positive-thinking-is-undermining-america","title":"Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America","description":"The New York Times Bestseller\n\n“Deeply satisfying. . . I have waited my whole life for someone to write a book like Bright-sided.” ―The New York Times Book Review\n\nFrom the critically-acclaimed author of Nickel and Dimed comes the bestseller Bright-sided, a sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism.\n\nAmericans are a \"positive\" people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: This is our reputation as well as our self-image. But more than a temperament, being positive is the key to getting success and prosperity. Or so we are told.\n\nIn this utterly original debunking, Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the false promises of positive thinking and shows its reach into every corner of American life, from Evangelical megachurches to the medical establishment, and, worst of all, to the business community, where the refusal to consider negative outcomes--like mortgage defaults--contributed directly to the current economic disaster. With the myth-busting powers for which she is acclaimed, Ehrenreich exposes the downside of positive thinking: personal self-blame and national denial. This is Ehrenreich at her provocative best--poking holes in conventional wisdom and faux science and ending with a call for existential clarity and courage.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312658850\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0312658850.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ehrenreich, Barbara\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41491418775610,"sku":"DBV.0312658850.A","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0312658850-0.jpg?v=1782581495","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/bright-sided-how-positive-thinking-is-undermining-america","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}