Special Offers see all

More at Powell's

Interviews | Q&As | Essays

Claire Messud: The Powells.com Interview

Claire Messud's new novel, The Woman Upstairs, is fiercely intelligent and urgently intimate, written with precision, humor, and an incredible... Continue »

$18.17 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

The Woman Upstairs
Claire MessudClaire Messud 9780307596901

$3.50

Used Trade Paper

Ships in 1 to 3 days

Qty	Store	Section
1	Local Warehouse	Self Help- General

More copies of this ISBN

This title in other editions

Learned Optimism How To Change Your Mind

by Martin E Seligman

ISBN13: 9780671019112
ISBN10: 0671019112
Condition: Standard
All Product Details

Only 1 left in stock at $3.50!

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

You can significantly improve your life — starting today — with the power of

Learned Optimism

In this groundbreaking national bestseller, Martin E.P. Seligman shows you how to chart a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical research, Dr. Seligman outlines easy-to-follow techniques that have helped thousands of people rise above pessimism and the depression that accompanies negative thoughts and build a life of rewards and lasting happiness. Learned Optimism shows you how to:

recognize your "explanatory style" — what to say to yourself when you experience set-backs — and how it influences your life
boost your mood and your immune system — with healthful thoughts
help your children to practice the thought patterns that encourage optimism
break the "I-give-up" habit with Dr. Seligman's ABC techniques
change your interior dialogue and experience the astonishing positive results

Synopsis:

Renowned psychologist Martin Seligman reveals how our mindset can impact daily life. In clear and accessible terms, he explains how to dramatically change your life by changing your attitude.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-303) and index.

Two ways of looking at life — Learning to be helpless — Explaining misfortune — Ultimate pessimism — How you think, how you feel — Success at work — Children and parents: the origins of optimism — School — Sports — Health — Politics, religion, and culture: a new psychohistory — The optimistic life — Helping your child escape pessimism — The optimistic organization — Flexible optimism.

What Our Readers Are Saying

Be the first to add a comment for a chance to win!

Product Details

ISBN:: 9780671019112
Subtitle:: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Introduction:: Seligman, Martin E. P.
Author:: Seligman, Martin
Author:: Seligman, Martin E. P.
Publisher:: Free Press
Location:: New York, N.Y.
Subject:: Motivational
Subject:: Self-realization
Subject:: Optimism
Subject:: Personal Growth - General
Subject:: Motivational & Inspirational
Subject:: General Self-Help
Edition Number:: 2nd ed.
Edition Description:: B102
Series Volume:: no.25
Publication Date:: 19980301
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 8.25 x 5.3125 in 10.99 oz

Other books you might like

Womans Comfort Book a Self Nurturing... Jennifer Louden Used Trade Paper $1.95
Courage to Grieve Judy Tatelbaum Used Trade Paper $1.50
Undoing Depression Richard Oconnor Used Trade Paper $4.95
What You Can Change and What You... Martin Seligman Used Trade Paper $4.95
Self-Nurture: Learning to Care for... Alice D Domar Used Trade Paper $4.50
Authentic Happiness: Using the New... Martin Seligman Used Trade Paper $9.95

Related Subjects

Health and Self-Help » Self-Help » General

Follow us on...

RSS 2.0
Log Off

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.