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Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was an American Protestant clergyman, [1] and an author best known for popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking (1952).
The Power of Positive Thinking: A Practical Guide to Mastering the Problems of Everyday Living is a 1952 self-help book by American minister Norman Vincent Peale.It provides anecdotal "case histories" of positive thinking using a biblical approach, and practical instructions which were designed to help the reader achieve a permanent and optimistic attitude.
Guideposts is a spiritual non-profit organization publishing inspirational magazines, books and online material. Founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Raymond Thornburg, and Peale's wife, Ruth Stafford Peale [1] with just one inaugural magazine, Guideposts has since grown to publish annual devotionals, books about faith, Christian novels, periodicals and a website.
Norman Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking, served as senior minister from 1932 to 1984. [5] Under Peale's ministry Marble's influence reached national levels and it became known as "America's Hometown Church". On November 19, 1961, Lucille Ball married her second husband Gary Morton in the church. [6]
Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” — Norman Vincent Peale “Life loves to be taken by the lapel and be told, ‘I am with you kid. Let’s go!’” Maya Angelou.
Ruth Stafford Peale (née Stafford; September 10, 1906 – February 6, 2008) [1] was an American writer, editor, and speaker. She was born in Fonda, Iowa , to Canadian parents Methodist clergyman Frank B. Stafford and Loretta A. Stafford. [ 1 ]
Museum proprietor Rembrandt Peale awed his patrons that day with a "ring beset with gems of light" fueled by coal gas, and the event planted the notion of lighting the streets of Baltimore in his ...
As a young man, Norman Vincent Peale is working in Detroit as a crime reporter for a newspaper. Saddened by the tragedies he witnesses or writes about, Peale enters a seminary. He moves to New York City, becoming a minister and writing a best-selling book, The Power of Positive Thinking, that also becomes controversial. After a considerable ...