Series ✦ Penny’s Take
The Power of Positive Thinking
Normal Vincent Peale · 2022
60/100
👎 Skip It
Peale's classic sold millions and clearly struck a nerve, and if faith-and-affirmation is your thing, the case studies are easy to read. But mental-health professionals have long called its core method oversimplified and unscientific, and that's a real crack in a book selling itself as a practical fix for anxiety.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety80
Substance / usefulness52
Craft & writing60
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy40
Hype vs delivers35
Age-fit70
Human-eye read65
Penny’s verdict60
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