Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
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Barbara Ehrenreich., Barbara Ehrenreich|AUTHOR., & Kate Reading|READER. (2009). Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America . Macmillan Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbara Ehrenreich|AUTHOR and Kate Reading|READER. 2009. Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. Macmillan Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbara Ehrenreich|AUTHOR and Kate Reading|READER. Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America Macmillan Audio, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbara Ehrenreich|AUTHOR, and Kate Reading|READER. Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America Macmillan Audio, 2009.
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