What Critics Said about
You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought
Here are the notes about Peter's "You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought,"
written by Peter himself as part of the Prelude Press Catalog, 1990.
You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought, is even by the tough standards
of Emerson, safe to read..it is now more than a year old. In its 622 pages (although
every other page is a quote-much like this catalog), we've done all that we can to
make a "serious" subject (life-threatening illness) light.As I point out in the introduction,
"This is not just a book for people with life-threatening illness. It's a book for
anyone afflicted with one of the primary diseases of our time: negative thinking."But
I've blown my own bugle enough. The next two pages are generously devoted to other
people saying wonderful things about the book...Common sense uncommonly stated-a
roadmap to a happy disposition. ~ Gerald Clarke, Senior Writer, Time Magazine This
book is heartening and sensible. It could save lives, and good advice has seldom
been so much fun to read. Walter Clemons, Former Book Reviewer for Newsweek This
is terrific! ~ Larry King Chock-full of advice, quotations and, yes, humor about
overcoming negative thinking. ~ The Detroit News Pithy quotes and upbeat prose will
chase away those negative thoughts
~ Detroit Free Press
Big book, big bore. ~ Gaius Vakerius Catullus, 87-54 B.C.
This may sound like yet another book on positive thinking, but it is in face the
first book that makes clear the limitations of positive thinking. It advocates, instead,
full acceptance of the current reality before focusing on what is positive. This
distinction, like so much else in the book, unlocks new possibilities and makes for
compelling reading. ~Ariana Stassinopoulos Huffington
Thank you for your wonderful book. I've surrounded myself with every conceivable
work on self knowledge, realization, universal consciousness and the rest from Jung
to Alice M. Baily. You have created a work of unique simplicity which offers a way
of thinking and lving in which motives are high but realistic and available. I love
it. ~Pauline Collins, Tony Award Winner Academy Award Nominee Best Actress, Shirley
ValentineThis is a terrific book. I keep buying cases of it and giving copies to
my friends. It is a joy to read and I recommend it highly.
~Sally Kirkland, Academy Award Nominee Best Actress
