The Power of Positive Thinking in 1955. Meyer writes that "The Power of Positive Thinking" provides partial awareness to the limitations of the readers but does not supply the necessary self-confidence to overcome those limitations. He proceeds to compare Peale to a con man saying that the problem with Peale lies in the “paltriness of the confidence he preached. He did not really try to fool you into thinking you could do much, or be much, or live much. He did not make you aware of greater heights any more than of greater abysses.” Psychologist Martin Seligman, former APA president and founder of positive psychology,
The Magic of Thinking Big The Magic of Thinking Big The Magic of Thinking Big, first published in 1959, is a self-help book by David J. Schwartz. An abridged version was published in 1987. "Forbes" called it one of the greatest self-help books. By the end of 1982, it was one of Simon & Schuster's all-time paperback best sellers with 1,494,000 sales. By 2015, over 6 million copies had been sold. Thomas J. Stanley wrote on his website how Schwartz and the book motivated him to write his bestseller, "The Millionaire Next Door". Both were marketing department faculty at Georgia State University and would discuss