Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Power of Positive Thinking - HB
NORMAN VINCENT. PEALE · 2024
82/100
👍 Worth It
This is the real deal — Peale's original classic, a 186-week bestseller that's sold over 5 million copies and helped define faith-based self-help as a genre. The prayer-and-visualization approach is dated in places, but the substance and staying power here are undeniable.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing80
Originality70
Evidence & accuracy70
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit85
Human-eye read85
Penny’s verdict82
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