The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking

Nice book. I liked some of the stories such as the one when a man wants to start a corporation and his wife is the engine that pushes him to do it; also the story when the author, Peale, boards a train with a preconceived thought that he'll have a good night's sleep, which he does, while another pas......more

there are inspiring quotes but the presentation of cases sounds monotonous at times.......more

I found this book to be even better than the more well-known ”The power of positive thinking” but this may partly have been because I read the book under review in a more reader-friendly edition with larger print and so forth, and also it had not been read so many times and therefore wasn’t falling......more

I first read Norman Vincent Peale books when I was an undergrad in college. I had been promoted to a circulation clerk at the public library, and a kind patron shared his fascination of the author with me. Years later, that might have been one of the most meaningful interactions I ever had in that p......more

Reading Norman Vincent Peale is like eating candy. You know you don't need it, and you can live without it, but it helps give you that smile and that sweetness that helps you get through the day. For serious self-help, I recommend the more robust Kahneman; for spiritual candy, Peale's definitely goo......more