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100 1 _aEhrenreich, Barbara.
245 1 0 _aSmile or die :
_bhow positive thinking fooled America and the world /
_cBarbara Ehrenreich.
260 _aLondon :
_bGranta,
_c2010.
300 _a235 p. ;
_c20 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: as Bright-sided. New York : Metropolitan; as Smile or die. London: Granta, 2009.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aUncovering the dark side of the 'have a nice day' nation, Barbara Ehrenreich savagely attacks the tyranny of positive thinking in the United States. From contemporary religion to business and the economy, Ehrenreich argues that the insistence on being cheerful actually leads to a lonely and dangerous inwards focus.
650 0 _aOptimism
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aHappiness
_xSocial aspects
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSelf-confidence
_xSocial aspects
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aPsychology.
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700 1 _aEhrenreich, Barbara.
_tBright-sided.
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