Norman Vincent Peale

Norman Vincent Peale was an American psychologist and writer (1898–1993). He was born at Bowersville and died at Pawling.

Also recorded as Norman Peale.

Norman Vincent Peale in brief

Born
1898
Died
1993
Known for
psychologist and writer
Place of birth
Bowersville
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Norman Peale. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Methodism.

He married Ruth Stafford Peale.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1790 to 1822.

The Power of Positive Thinking. Poder do pensamento positivo. Hitler Came for Niemoeller. Power of the plus factor. The Amazing Results of Postive Thinking. Enthusiasm Makes the Difference. Favorite Stories of Positive Faith. Sin, Sex And Self Control. In God We Trust. Positive Thinking Volume Two. Positive Living. 40 powerful spiritual phrases that can change the quality of your life. Adventures in the Holy Land. Tough-Minded Optimist. Stay Alive All Your Life. Guide to Confident Living, A. The New Art of Living. Enthusiam Makes the Difference. Positive Principle Today. Five little monkey business. Stay alive all your life (A Crest book). Norman Vincent Peale's Treasury of Courage and Confidence. Soyons positifs. Votre Pensée Peut Tout. Sin, Sex and Self-Control. A Practical, Common-Sense, Inspiring Challenge to the Individual. Confidence. Inspiring Messages for Daily Living. Power of Positive Living. Guide to Confident Living. How to Handle Tough Times. Positive Thinking Every Day. The Guideposts Pocket Book of Inspiration. Positive Thinking for a Time Like This. Adventures in the Holy Land. Photographs by Ken Rowbottom. Positive Way to Change Your Life. You Can If You Think You Can. The art of living. Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c., dated 1822, oil on wood panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.100. Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst, dated 1790, watercolor on ivory (recto), sepia on ivory with human hair (verso), and gold, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1958.410. Abigail Inskeep Bradford, dated 1803–8, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2000.339.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Peale, Norman Vincent, Religion Past and Present. Peale, Norman Vincent, Encyclopedia of the Bible Online. Peale, Norman Vincent (31 May 1898–24 December 1993), minister, American National Biography Online, 1999. IV. The Peale-Hoover-Eisenhower Empire, Surge of Piety, 2020. Christliche Kakistokratie : Zum folgenschweren Pakt des evangelikalen und fundamentalistischen Protestantismus der USA mit Donald Trump, Limina, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

the amazing results of positive thinking (1959) — Internet Archive. The New Art of Living (1937) — Internet Archive. faith is the answer (1955) — Internet Archive. A Guide to Confident Living (1948) — Internet Archive. El Principio Positivo/ the Positive Principle Today (2007) — Internet Archive. Norman Vincent Peale's Treasury of Courage and Confidence (1970) — Internet Archive. Th Power of Positive Thingking (1956) — Internet Archive. Positive Thinking (1961) — Internet Archive. In God We Trust A Positive faith for Troubled Times (1994) — Internet Archive. THe Power of Positive Thingking (1952) — Internet Archive. Bible Stories (1972) — Internet Archive. Guideposts (1948) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 22 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1898Norman Vincent Peale born at Bowersville.
  2. 1937The New Art of Living digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1948A Guide to Confident Living digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1955faith is the answer digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1959the amazing results of positive thinking digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1970Norman Vincent Peale's Treasury of Courage and Confidence digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1993Norman Vincent Peale died at Pawling.
  8. 2007El Principio Positivo/ the Positive Principle Today digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Norman Vincent Peale”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q708251: Norman Vincent Peale

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