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Norman Vincent Peale (1891–1993)

Author of The Power of Positive Thinking

258+ Works 8,276 Members 43 Reviews 8 Favorited

About the Author

Norman Vincent Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio on May 31, 1898. He received degrees at Ohio Wesleyan University and Boston University School of Theology. He was ordained into the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1922 and served as a pastor in a variety of churches in the eastern United States for show more the next decade. In 1932, he joined the Dutch Reformed Church and became the pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church, a post he would hold for more than 50 years. During his lifetime, he wrote 46 books including The Art of Living, You Can Win, A Guide for Confident Living, The Power of Positive Thinking, and This Incredible Century. In addition to writing, he gave sermons on both television and radio and published Guideposts, a weekly newsletter. He received Freedom Foundation awards in 1952 and 1955 and the Horatio Alger Award in 1952. For his contributions to the field of theology, President Ronald Reagan awarded Peale the Presidential Medal of Freedom on March 26, 1984. He died from a stroke on December 24, 1993 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Norman Vincent Peale

The Power of Positive Thinking (1952) 2,721 copies
You Can if You Think You Can (1964) 314 copies
A Guide to Confident Living (1948) 235 copies
Stay Alive All Your Life (1900) 188 copies
Bible Stories (1972) 173 copies
The Power of Positive Living (1900) 142 copies
Power of the Plus Factor (1987) 140 copies
The Positive Principle Today (1976) 122 copies
Faith is the Answer (1900) 115 copies
The Tough-Minded Optimist (1605) 79 copies
The New Art of Living (1937) 77 copies
The Art of Real Happiness (1950) 64 copies
Sin, sex, and self-control (1965) 64 copies
My Favorite Quotations (1990) 57 copies
How to Handle Tough Times (1990) 39 copies
Life Beyond Death (1996) 36 copies
Faith Made Them Champions (1954) 30 copies
My Christmas Treasury (1991) 25 copies
Reaching Your Potential (1991) 23 copies
Words I Have Lived by (1993) 21 copies
Positive living day by day (2003) 21 copies
The Guideposts Anthology (1953) 21 copies
Adventures in the Holy Land (1963) 20 copies
The healing of sorrow (1966) 19 copies
Thought Conditioners (1975) 19 copies
The Joy of Living (1977) 16 copies
My Favorite Prayers (1993) 15 copies
My Inspirational Favorites (1992) 15 copies
Courage and Confidence (1990) 13 copies
Unlock Your Faith-Power (1957) 13 copies
Confidence (2013) 13 copies
Not Death at All (1949) 10 copies
You Can Win (1938) 9 copies
Positive Thinking Bible (1998) 8 copies
Wonderful Promises (1962) 7 copies
Youth Prints (1988) 6 copies
The American Character (1988) 4 copies
You can relax (2011) 4 copies
Spirit Lifters (1954) 4 copies
Sermon on the Mount (1956) 4 copies
He was a child (2011) 4 copies
Pyramids of Ancient Egypt (2000) 3 copies
ART OF LIVING. (1993) 3 copies
What's Your Trouble (1952) 3 copies
Prayer for Every Need (1964) 3 copies
Self Improvement Handbook (1950) 3 copies
New Guideposts 3 copies
Begeisterung wirkt Wunder (1999) 2 copies
The New Guideposts (1951) 2 copies
Mein Vermächtnis. (1997) 2 copies
Ole oman onnesi seppä (2008) 2 copies
Let the Bible Help You (1965) 2 copies
Seeds of Faith Library (2006) 2 copies
Worte positiver Kraft (1999) 2 copies
Live Alive with Faith (1983) 2 copies
Faith Builders (1968) 2 copies
Puoi se vuoi 1 copy
Warm Tallow and Pine (1988) 1 copy
GUIDEPOSTS 1 copy
The story of Jesus (1976) 1 copy
Hope (Seeds of Faith) (2005) 1 copy
Seeds of Faith: Peace (2005) 1 copy
Be a Winner (2016) 1 copy
Olumlu Dusunmenin Gucu (2007) 1 copy
Power of Confidence (2012) 1 copy
You,ve Got a Future (1974) 1 copy
Cultive su felicidad (1973) 1 copy
Umijeće prave sreće (2016) 1 copy
What Prayer Can Do (1953) 1 copy

Associated Works

Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul (1997) — Contributor, some editions — 1,327 copies
Angel Unaware (1952) — Introduction — 385 copies
Og Mandino's Treasury of Success Unlimited (1966) — Contributor — 67 copies
My Faith (1975) 15 copies

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It’s an old book but still relevant today. Contains so much wisdom and practical strategies to improve ones life. People complain that it’s too Bible centred and ‘preachy’. Well that’s their loss. Have they another way to improve their lives? Do they make other people’s lives better with their ‘opinions?’ I’m not ‘a Christian’ but with all the problems in the world today it needs something powerful to shift people’s negative attitudes and mindsets. People who scoff at using prayer and asking God’s help should look up the congregation that “moved a mountain” through the power of believing in prayer to solve an ‘impossible’ problem.… (more)
 
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"This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader to achieve a happy, satisfying and worthwhile life."
 
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Sadia_Baksh05 | 23 other reviews | Sep 12, 2022 |
This book is written with deep concern for the pain, difficulty and struggle of human existence.
 
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