The Power of Positive Thinking was a minister. He writes that Peale's books have no connection to Christianity and that they “influence, mislead and often disillusion sick, maladjusted, unhappy or ill-constructed people, obscuring for them the Christian realities. They offer easy comforts, easy solutions to problems and mysteries that sometimes perhaps, have no comforts or solutions at all, in glib, worldly terms. They offer a cheap 'happiness' in lieu of the joy Christianity can offer.” While contemporary theologians and mental health experts criticized Peale's teachings in "The Power of Positive Thinking," the general public praised the self-help book. The "Los Angeles Times" estimates that “legions
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