10 Positive-Thinking Books Which Might Change Your Life

The literature of positive thinking is varied and vast. It ranges from the superficial to works of real substance – and it represents probably the one category of books that goes unread by its critics.

For anyone who is interested in test-driving the powers of the mind (call it a thought experiment), or who is simply curious about what the “power of positive thinking” really prescribes, here is an annotated list of cornerstone works of positive-thinking spirituality. While not exhaustive (probably no such list could be) it provides a full-circle tour of the positive-thinking outlook.

Positive thinking Books reviewed by Mitch Horowitz to read the full list click here
Editor-in-chief, Tarcher/Penguin, author of Occult America & One Simple Idea: On The Huffington Post Blog

1. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale (1952)

2. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (1937)

3. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (1936)

4. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles (1910)

5. Psycho-cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz (1960)

6. Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, first series (1841)

7. Philosophical Conceptions and Practical Results by William James (1898

8. As a Man Thinketh by James Allen (1903; often misattributed to 1902 or 1904)

9. Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy (1875, multiple updates and editions)

10. Alcoholics Anonymous (1939)