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Sorta like a rockstar Sorta like a rockstar Matthew Quick Although seventeen-year-old Amber Appleton is homeless, living in a school bus with her unfit mother, she is a relentless optimist who visits the elderly at a nursing home, teaches English to Korean … OL11904006W
The Rational Optimist The Rational Optimist Matt Ridley Over 10,000 years ago there were fewer than 10 million people on the planet. Today there are more than 6 billion, 99 per cent of whom are better fed, better sheltered, better entertained and better p… OL14928967W
The Optimist The Optimist Laurence Shorter When it comes to bad news, we’ve never had it so good. Laurence Shorter is feeling anxious. Every time he turns on the radio or opens a newspaper he finds another reason to be tearful. It’s time to m… OL14954310W
365 Ways to Live the Law of Attraction 365 Ways to Live the Law of Attraction Meera Lester Ask the Universe – and You Shall Receive! Love, success, happiness, a long and healthy life – these are the things the Law of Attraction promises to deliver – but how? It sounds easy enough, but wh… OL15177939W
The optimism bias The optimism bias Tali Sharot "How does the brain generate hope? How does it trick us into moving forward? What happens when it fails? How do the brains of optimists differ from those of pessimists? ... Humans do not hold a posit… OL15521153W
Bright-sided Bright-sided Barbara Ehrenreich In this utterly original take on the American frame of mind, Barbara Ehrenreich traces the strange career of our sunny outlook from its origins as a marginal nineteenth-century healing technique to i… OL15710774W
Make the best of it Make the best of it Catherine McCafferty Please see https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16029756W OL16029756W
Chicken soup for the soul Chicken soup for the soul Jack Canfield A collection of 101 true personal stories from regular people about the power of positive thinking in their lives and how they use positive thinking, count their blessings, and are grateful. OL16125831W
Mind whispering Mind whispering Tara Bennett-Goleman "Aims to transform us into integrated human beings - mentally, emotionally and interpersonally. Drawing on ideas in cognitive psychology, neuroscience and Eastern traditions, the author offers a fres… OL16715275W
Life is Good Life is Good Bert Jacobs,John Jacobs Simple life lessons from two brothers who discovered the true meaning of success. From Life is Good founders and brothers Bert and John Jacobs, this inspiring book of wisdom celebrates the power of o… OL17622956W
Bright-sided Bright-sided Barbara Ehrenreich A sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism, existential clarity and courage. "Confronts the false promises of positive… OL17728163W
Just Say Yes Just Say Yes Bernard L. Schwartz Whether he's leading a company or leading the call for a better nation, storied New York businessman and philanthropist Bernard Schwartz believes in the power of optimism. Bernard Schwartz has dined … OL17898508W
Terrific Terrific Jon Agee "Terrific," says Eugene when he wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda. "I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn." But Eugene's luck is much worse than that. His ship sinks, and he ends up s… OL1933033W
Smudge Bunny Smudge Bunny Bernie S. Siegel When two little rabbits, sisters named Smudge and Snowflake, are taken from their barn and endure some difficult days, they still try to believe that "troubles can turn into blessings." OL1959677W
Rethinking Positive Thinking Rethinking Positive Thinking Gabriele Oettingen While optimism can help us alleviate immediate suffering and persevere in challenging times, merely dreaming about the future actually makes people more frustrated over the long term and less likely … OL19665687W
Optimism over despair Optimism over despair Noam Chomsky,Chronis Polychroniou "In these recent, wide-ranging interviews, conducted for Truthout by C. J. Polychroniou, Chomsky discusses his views on the "war on terror" and the rise of neoliberalism, the refugee crisis and crack… OL19723019W
¿Perfecta? ¡ni loca! ¿Perfecta? ¡ni loca! Anne-Sophie Girard Un guía llena de humor para "mujeres normales". El objetivo es liberar a las mujeres del sentimiento de culpa y vergũenza que tienen a menudo, mostrando que, todo el mundo tiene las mismas insegurida… OL20029697W
The optimistic leftist The optimistic leftist Ruy A. Teixeira "The left is likely to dominate the 21st century, and there is little the right can do about this except adapt. This seems counter-intuitive in light of the modest success the left has enjoyed since … OL20049854W
Pass it on Pass it on Sophy Henn "When you see something terrific, smile a smile and pass it on! If you chance upon a chuckle, hee hee hee and pass it on. Should you spot a thing of wonder, jump for joy and pass it on! So begins Sop… OL20051737W
The chapel car bride The chapel car bride Judith Miller "With her penchant for seeing the best in everyone, Hope Irvine sees a world full of good people in hard places. When her father accepts a position traveling in a chapel car as an on-the-rail mission… OL20053599W
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