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Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America (1st Edition) by Barbara Ehrenreich Hardcover, 235 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-8050-8749-4 / 0805087494 ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8749-9 / 9780805087499 A sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realismAmericans 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, we are told, |