But the boy is Norman Vincent Peale, who grows up to become a churchman and bestselling author (The Power of Positive Thinking ... begins Dr. Peale’s career as a crime reporter in Detroit.

When Wise wrote her own book of positive thinking, Best Wishes, Brownie Wise: How to Put Your Wishes to Work (1957), the famous Dr. Peale, a frequent speaker at Tupperware Jubilees, wrote the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Norman Vincent Peale, minister of the Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan and author of best-seller "The Power of Positive Thinking" had a significant influence ...