The Power of Positive Thinking Happiness," published in 1950, and "Inspiring Messages for Daily Living", published in 1955. "The Power of Positive Thinking" appeared at a time when Christian church attendance was drastically increasing, national views of spirituality, individuality, and religion were shifting, and the Cold War was a growing concern for many Americans. These factors, as well as Peale's growing popularity as a motivational public figure and the book's clear prose, propelled "The Power of Positive Thinking" into a self-help book still popular today. Peale begins by stating ten rules for “overcoming inadequacy attitudes and learning to practice faith”. The rules include the following:
Paradesi (1953 film) during this time that "Parasakthi" was made. Perumal, the film's producer made a request to Anjali Devi that "Parasakthi" be released before "Paradesi". Anjali and Rao, the producers agreed and hence "Parasakthi" became Ganesan's first released film. Sakthi Krishnaswamy wrote the dialogues while Bharathidasan and Kambadasan wrote the lyrics for the Tamil film "Poongodhai". The film released on released on 14 January 1953. Both the versions did well in the run. The Tamil version "Poongodhai" received positive response from the critics. In November 2013, M. L. Narasimhan of "The Hindu" noted that the film would be "remembered as the launch