The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World isn't the only list of marvels people have created. In 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) decided to put together a list of the most remarkable civil engineering feats of the 20th century.
Walt Disney once said, âThe difference between winning and losing, is most often, not quitting.â. A man of action, persistence, dreams and dedication, Disney did winâ¦ but not before he went through endless bankruptcies, delays and failures, in which he never gave up. Every failure was an opportunity to start over.
The downside of positive thinking. What could possibly be wrong with being positive? A lot of things, says Barbara Ehrenreich, in her articulate and deftly argued new book, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. Ehrenreich employs her usual mix of research, personal anecdote and incisive commentary to demolish the claims of positive thinking.