Smile or Die (Record no. 12181)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01382nam a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781847081735 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 464598473 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BF698.35.O57 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 155.232 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | BARBARA EHRENREICH |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Smile or Die |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Granta |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 126 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This brilliant new book from the author of Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch explores the tyranny of positive thinking, and offers a history of how it came to be the dominant mode in the USA. Ehrenreich conceived of the book when she became ill with breast cancer, and found herself surrounded by pink ribbons and platitudes. She balked at the way her anger about having the disease was seen as unhealthy and dangerous by health professionals and other sufferers. In her droll and incisive analysis of the cult of cheerfulness, Ehrenreich ranges across contemporary religion, business and the economy, arguing, for example, that undue optimism and a fear of giving bad news sowed the seeds for the current banking crisis. She argues passionately that the insistence on being cheerful actually leads to a lonely focus inwards, a blaming of oneself for any misfortunes, and thus to political apathy. Rigorous, insightful and bracing as always, and also incredibly funny, "Smile or Die" uncovers the dark side of the 'have a nice day' nation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Psychology |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 155.2 EHREN | 59843 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |