{"id":8017,"date":"2016-10-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2016-10-06T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:43:37","slug":"think-happy-by-karen-salmansohn-book-review-positivity-peptalks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=8017","title":{"rendered":"Think Happy, by Karen Salmansohn (book review) &#8211; positivity peptalks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=8036\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Think-Happy.jpg?fit=607%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"607,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Think-Happy.jpg?fit=607%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8036 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Think-Happy-201x232.jpg?resize=201%2C232\" alt=\"book cover of Think Happy by Karen Salmansohn published by Ten Speed Press | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" width=\"201\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Think-Happy.jpg?resize=201%2C232&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Think-Happy.jpg?w=607&amp;ssl=1 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>Words have power,<br \/>\nPower to lift us up or cast us down.<br \/>\nHarness word-power for positivity!<\/p>\n<p>More than just the affirmations we see posterized on Twitter and Facebook, Salmansohn&#8217;s 50 personal peptalks are backed up with neuroscientific research and her own experience as a writer, <a href=\"http:\/\/notsalmon.com\/\">blogger<\/a> and lecturer.<\/p>\n<p>Published in August 2016, <em>Think Happy<\/em> should be available now at your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/libraries\" target=\"_blank\">local library<\/a> or favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/indie-store-finder\" target=\"_blank\">independent bookstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of bookstores, be sure to nominate your favorite U.S. indie bookshop employee for a holiday bonus <a href=\"http:\/\/bookweb.org\/james-pattersons-holiday-bonuses-booksellers\">here<\/a> by Nov. 1st; yes, prolific author James Patterson is giving money away again this year (he really understands how important indie bookstores are to readers).<\/p>\n<p>Share a positive attitude tip in the comments, please!<br \/>\n**kmm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: Think Happy: Instant Peptalks to Books Positivity \/ Karen Salmansohn. Ten Speed Press, 2016.\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/notsalmon.com\/\">author site<\/a>]\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/533975\/think-happy-by-karen-salmansohn\/9781607749622\/#\">publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My book talk<\/strong>: Peptalk your way to better mental and emotional equilibrium with this new collection of memorable positivity statements, backed by behavioral and neuroscience research.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thoughts are like a steering wheel.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Perfectionism is a form of self-abuse.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Think of life as a competition with yourself to become extraordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The author&#8217;s whimsical watercolor illustrations accompany 50 phrases to internalize and live by as she guides readers through &#8220;5 things to say when&#8230;&#8221; chapters from &#8220;trying something new (and thereby scary)&#8221; to &#8220;dealing with toxic people.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words have power, Power to lift us up or cast us down. Harness word-power for positivity! More than just the affirmations we see posterized on Twitter and Facebook, Salmansohn&#8217;s 50 personal peptalks are backed up with neuroscientific research and her own experience as a writer, blogger and lecturer. 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