This Incredible Century: A Warm and Witty Biography of the 20th Century from America's Foremost Storyteller

by Norman Vincent Peale

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Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Inspirational

246 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) was a minister and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking".

Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio. He graduated from Bellefontaine High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio. He has earned degrees at Ohio Wesleyan University (where he became a brother of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta) and Boston University School of Theology.

Raised as a Methodist and ordained as a Methodist minister in 1922, Peale changed his religious affiliation to the Reformed Church in America in 1932 and began a 52-year tenure as pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan. During that time the church's membership grew from 600 to over 5000, and he became one of New York City's most famous preachers.

Reviews

[Erin O. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book when I was a kid. I remember it as being pretty good; a sort of "good-old-days" perspective but interesting in the sense that the author lived through every decade of the twentieth century.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an overview of the 20th century in America. It also chronicles the authors life briefly. I found it quite interesting because I did not grow up in the US so didn’t know about all the events he chronicled.
It may not be popular for a HS Library though!

[Mtl · Rating 5 out of 5]

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