Stephen Dau's The Book of Jonas is a marvelous, lyrical debut that examines the effects of war on everyone involved. Dau weaves together the stories...
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Krystal, April 6, 2007 (view all comments by Krystal)
Seligman reports on studies of how optimism effects people. He discusses the benefits that optimists appear to have over pessimists in many areas of life. Seligman discusses the reasons why people may have an optimistic or pessimistic view on life. The book includes Seligman's Attributional Style Questionnaire so that you may determine which way you tend to perceive the world.
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