The Power of Positive Thinking

by Norman Vincent Peale

In the international bestseller for which he is known, Norman Vincent Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. Peale provides examples and instruction as to how to break the worry habit, direct our energies towards achieving our goals, live a controlled and relaxed life admidst chaos; and how the proper attitude of mind can change lives and win success in all things.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Psychology, Personal Development, Business, Philosophy, Spirituality

317 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 1952

About the author

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) was a minister and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking".

Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio. He graduated from Bellefontaine High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio. He has earned degrees at Ohio Wesleyan University (where he became a brother of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta) and Boston University School of Theology.

Raised as a Methodist and ordained as a Methodist minister in 1922, Peale changed his religious affiliation to the Reformed Church in America in 1932 and began a 52-year tenure as pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan. During that time the church's membership grew from 600 to over 5000, and he became one of New York City's most famous preachers.