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| − | '''Norman Vincent Peale''' (1898 - 1993) was a prominent [[America]]n [[preacher]] and writer who wrote ''The | + | '''Norman Vincent Peale''' (1898 - 1993) was a prominent [[America]]n [[preacher]] and writer who wrote the ''The Power of Positive Thinking'', which has been sold over 20 million times and been translated into over forty languages.<ref>http://normanvincentpeale.wwwhubs.com/</ref> He wrote many other books, and was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by [[President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]. |
Norman Vincent Peale once said, ''Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.'' However, he was also a practicing [[Freemason]].<ref>http://www.srmason-sj.org/council/fmrel.htm</ref> | Norman Vincent Peale once said, ''Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.'' However, he was also a practicing [[Freemason]].<ref>http://www.srmason-sj.org/council/fmrel.htm</ref> | ||
Norman Vincent Peale was also a distant descendant of [[Charles Willson Peale]], the popular Victorian painter who painted the photo of [[George Washington]] popularly attributed to [[Gilbert Stewart]]. | Norman Vincent Peale was also a distant descendant of [[Charles Willson Peale]], the popular Victorian painter who painted the photo of [[George Washington]] popularly attributed to [[Gilbert Stewart]]. | ||
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| + | ==Books== | ||
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| + | *The Art of Living (1937) | ||
| + | *Confident Living (1948) | ||
| + | *The Power of Positive Thinking (1952) | ||
| + | *This Incredible Century (1991) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:35, September 14, 2007
Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993) was a prominent American preacher and writer who wrote the The Power of Positive Thinking, which has been sold over 20 million times and been translated into over forty languages.[1] He wrote many other books, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan.
Norman Vincent Peale once said, Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. However, he was also a practicing Freemason.[2]
Norman Vincent Peale was also a distant descendant of Charles Willson Peale, the popular Victorian painter who painted the photo of George Washington popularly attributed to Gilbert Stewart.
Books
- The Art of Living (1937)
- Confident Living (1948)
- The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)
- This Incredible Century (1991)