Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking
Norman Vincent Peale · 1998
63/100
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Peale offers his usual blend of practical technique and genuine faith here, covering confidence, self-doubt, and physical vitality. It's solid and sincere, but it covers ground his other, more famous books already cover better, and the material shows its age.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness65
Craft & writing68
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy60
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit80
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict63
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