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Smile Or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America And The World
This brilliant new book explores the tyranny of positive thinking, and offers a history of how it came to be the dominant mode in the USA. In her droll and incisive analysis Ehrenreich argues that the insistence of being cheerful actually leads to a lonely focus inwards, a blaming of oneself for any misfortunes, Smile or Die uncovers the dark side of the ‘have a nice day’ nation.
Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling Nickel and Dimed.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Smile Or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America And The World
$29.99$10.95 – Paperback book / Granta
This brilliant new book explores the tyranny of positive thinking, and offers a history of how it came to be the dominant mode in the USA. In her droll and incisive analysis Ehrenreich argues that the insistence of being... Buy or find out more →
Bait And Switch
$24.95 – Paperback book / Granta
Intrigued by reports of increasing poverty and despair within America's white-collar corporate workforce, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to infiltrate their world as an undercover reporter and learn about the problems facing... Buy or find out more →
Going To Extremes Notes From A Divided Nation
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America is a grotesquely polarised society and becoming more so all the time. The widening gap between rich and poor over the past eight years has left the country increasingly divided between gated communities on the ha... Buy or find out more →
Dancing In The Streets: A History Of Collective Joy
$24.95 – Paperback book / Granta
Ehrenreich uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. She discovers that the same elements come up in every human culture throughout history: a love of masking, carnival, music-making and ... Buy or find out more →