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Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World

Barbara Ehrenreich

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Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World

by Barbara Ehrenreich
Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World
Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World

Critical analysis of American positive thinking culture.

"Smile or Die" might just change your perspective on the relentless positivity fed by popular culture. Ehrenreich, through her personal battle with illness, delivers a poignant and witty critique of how forced cheerfulness can lead to self-blame and political disengagement. It's a read that offers a fresh lens on how optimism's overemphasis has influenced not just individual lives but also major economic and social systems.

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Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World

by Barbara Ehrenreich
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ISBN: 9781847081735
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich
Publisher: Granta Books
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Politics, Philosophy, History, Sociology, Personal Development
Related Topics: Psychology, History, Sociology, History, Politics, History, Politics, Personal Development, Psychology
Goodreads rating: 3.73
(rated by 10217 readers)

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A frontal attack on the cult of positive thinking from America's sharpest, smartest commentator, Smile or Die is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how critical thinking has become marginalised in the US. From health to academia, the economy to Iraq, Ehrenreich exposes a trail of denial, delusion and bad faith, and reveals the often disastrous consequences of putting on "a happy face".
 

Critical analysis of American positive thinking culture.

"Smile or Die" might just change your perspective on the relentless positivity fed by popular culture. Ehrenreich, through her personal battle with illness, delivers a poignant and witty critique of how forced cheerfulness can lead to self-blame and political disengagement. It's a read that offers a fresh lens on how optimism's overemphasis has influenced not just individual lives but also major economic and social systems.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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