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    One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life

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    About this audiobook

    From the millions-strong audiences of Oprah and The Secret to the mass-media ministries of evangelical figures like Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes, to the motivational bestsellers and New Age seminars to the twelve-step programs and support groups of the recovery movement and to the rise of positive psychology and stress-reduction therapies, this idea--to think positively--is metaphysics morphed into mass belief. This is the biography of that belief.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 7, 2014
    ISBN9780804128216
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    • 2/5
      I gave this a 2 mostly for the author's in-depth research on this subject. I found the majority of this book to be excruciatingly boring and yet found myself continuing on with it. The author makes valid points with his views, just as people taking placebo medications often feel better BECAUSE of positive thinking. I'll keep this book at hand for those times when I need some encouragement.
    • 2/5
      It's a well-researched book . But also very boring . The author spends most of the book discussing the people involved in the movement and very little discussion devoted to the ideas . If you're looking for a biography on the people , then you might like this book . But not if you're expecting more of a philosophy discussion.
    • 1/5
      I received this as an early review book. It was so boring I couldn't finish it and I rarely give up on a book.
    • 4/5
      The art of thinking positively has become an integral part of American Culture. One Simple Idea traces the movements roots throughout history. Readers are given an intimate and comprehensive look at the different movers and shakers who helped to ensure positive thinking would be successful in America. I had no idea how old the movement was or all the different flavors that we have seen. I only wish that the chapters had been smaller or it was organized in an easier to digest format. There was so much information, that at times it was overwhelming. It is well written and a vast and interesting topic but suffers from tedious chapters.
    • 5/5
      It is by far the best nonfiction book I have ever listened to. It answered so many questions about where we have come from in our metaphysical, positive thinking and spirituality of today. I highly recommend it to anyone and intrigued or practicing in any of those areas as an eye-opening record.
    • 2/5
      As this was about positive thinking, I thought it was a self-help book. I did not know it would follow the history of positive thinking, the psychological and religious turns it has taken since the mid 1800s. It was certainly comprehensive and well researched. I could imagine it as a text book for a college level class. While I did read it, by the conclusion I was overwhelmed. Not light reading! The author appears to have done his homework and presented what he said he would.
    • 3/5
      This book takes you from the early days of positive thinking, Christian Science and various other schools of thought, but covers their history in such detail that it became a chore to read. The content was accurate but extremely dry, to the point of exhaustion. It was as if the author wanted to use every bit of knowledge he had, instead of doing the harder work of pulling out the most important elements and sharing those gems with the reader. In short, I was unimpressed, even though I find the genesis of positive thinking interesting. It's not the subject matter that was the problem, it was the delivery. McCullough made the early history of the United States engaging, exciting and entertaining, while still maintaining an accurate portrayal.
    • 3/5
      Thorough and well-researched, nicely written, my only complaint was one of execution. I expected a common conceptual thread to emerge throughout the book (to aid in my understanding of these various metaphysical philosophies), but it never did for me. It provided a good history of the individuals who influenced these thoughts, but in the end I don't feel I really got a cohesive understanding of the "idea" behind all these philosophies. Besides some facts (names, dates etc), I didn't end the book feeling like I understood the philosophical ideas. Probably a better book for someone who already understands the philosophy and is looking for a historical account. I received a copy from Goodreads giveaways.