Synopses & Reviews
Best-selling classics by Norman Vincent Peale
The Power of Positive Thinking (special 35th anniversary edition). The greatest inspirational best seller of the century offers confidence without fear and a life of enrichment and luminous vitality.
Inspiring Messages for Daily Living. Realistic, practical answers to the hundreds of problems we face from day to day -- ordinary problems encountered in personal difficulties, in family relationships, on the job, and in dealing with those around us.
You Can if You Think You Can. Dramatic, heartwarming stories of how men and women -- of all ages and in all walks of life -- transformed their lives and careers by following Dr. Peale's philosophy of positive thinking. Learn to develop the vital knowledge of inner power to carry you over every obstacle.
The Art of Real Happiness (written with Smiley Blanton, M.D.). An unusual blend of age-old truths and modern psychiatric techniques. Peale and Blanton identify -- and show how to overcome -- essential problems and conflicts that so often plague us and frustrate our chances for happiness.
Synopsis
Norman Vincent Peale, the author of the international bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking--which has had an unprecedented influence on millions of people throughout the world--shares his inspirational, self-help classic that shows you how to develop the vital knowledge of inner power to carry you over every obstacle. When you have a problem--no matter how baffling, difficult, or discouraging it may be, there is one basic principle to remember and apply, according to Dr. Peale: persistence through perception.
He shows how you too, can make the impossible possible by learning how to:
--Motivate yourself
--Believe in yourself and have confidence
--Forget your fears
--Make miracles happen
--Avoid thoughts of failure
--Draw on the resources in your mind
--Ease up and have a sense of humor
--Get on top of things and stay there
These dramatic, heartwarming stories in You Can If You Think You Can show how men and women--of all ages and all walks of life--transformed their lives and careers by following Dr. Peale's philosophy of positive thinking.
Don't miss his other timeless, bestselling classics:
The Power of Positive Thinking: The greatest inspirational bestseller of the century offers confidence without fear, and a life of enrichment and luminous vitality.
Inspiring Messages for Daily Living: Realistic, practical answers to the hundreds of challenges we face from day to day--ordinary problems encountered during personal difficulties, in family relationships, on the job, and in dealing with those around us.
The Art of Real Happiness (written with Smiley Blanton, M.D.): An unusual blend of age-old truths and modern psychiatric techniques. Peale and Blanton identify--and show how to overcome--essential problems and conflicts that so often plague us and frustrate our chances for happiness.
Synopsis
INVEST IN YOURSELF! Millions of people worldwide have used the uplifting messages of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale to help them overcome adversity and achieve their life goals. In this remarkable, enriching work, Dr. Peale shows you how you can:
Solve problems by "imagining a solution" that's already in your mind
Start a program that will reaffirm and boost your self-confidence
Build your inner health and vitality
Use the art of creative anticipation to get what you want from life
And much more
Drawing on dozens of dramatic, heart-warming stories from people who have transformed their professional and personal lives, Dr. Peale demonstrates his philosophy in action, and shows how it can work for you today.
Synopsis
INVEST IN YOURSELF! Millions of people worldwide have used the uplifting messages of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale to help them overcome adversity and achieve their life goals. In this remarkable, enriching work, Dr. Peale shows you how you can:
Solve problems by "imagining a solution" that's already in your mind
Start a program that will reaffirm and boost your self-confidence
Build your inner health and vitality
Use the art of creative anticipation to get what you want from life
And much more
Drawing on dozens of dramatic, heart-warming stories from people who have transformed their professional and personal lives, Dr. Peale demonstrates his philosophy in action, and shows how it can work for you today.
About the Author
In over 60 years of writing, broadcasting and speaking to live audiences all over the world, Dr. Peale has won millions of enthusiastic followers and friends from corporate executives to artists, entertainers and ordinary working people. His watershed classic The Power of Positive Thinking has sold more than 15 million copies and Dr. Peale has written over thirty additional works of uplifting inspiration. Dr. Peale is married to Ruth Stafford Peale and together they continue to spread the message of positive thinking worldwide.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS LETTER TO READER
One
THE PERSISTENCE PRINCIPLE: IT'S ALWAYS TOO SOON TO QUIT
Two
SO WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? YOU CAN HANDLE IT
Three
UPTIGHT? TENSE? HOW TO COOL IT AND RELAX
Four
MOTIVATION THAT REALLY MOTIVATES
Five
KEEP ON BELIEVING IN YOURSELF -- HAVE CONFIDENCE
Six
YOU CAN IF YOU THINK YOU CAN
Seven
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? FORGET IT!
Eight
EXPECT A MIRACLE -- MAKE MIRACLES HAPPEN
Nine
BORED? FRUSTRATED? FED UP? WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Ten
NEVER THINK OF FAILING -- YOU DON'T NEED TO
Eleven
ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED ARE IN YOUR MIND
Twelve
WAYS TO FOSTER HEALTH, VITALITY, ALIVENESS
Thirteen
EASE UP! HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR
Fourteen
GET ON TOP OF THINGS AND STAY THERE