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The Works of Norman Vincent Peale

“If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.” —Norman Vincent Peale

Nonfiction

The Power of Positive Living by Norman Vincent Peale

The Power of Positive Thinking for Young People by Norman Vincent Peale

Inspiring Messages for Daily Living by Norman Vincent Peale

Adventures in the Holy Land by Norman Vincent Peale

How to Handle Tough Times by Norman Vincent Peale

The Art of Living (essays), Abingdon (Nashville), 1937, new edition published as The New Art of Living, World's Work, 1975.
You Can Win (essays), Abingdon, 1939.
(With Dr. Smiley Blanton) Faith Is the Answer: A Psychiatrist and a Pastor Discuss Your Problems, Abingdon-Cokesbury, 1940, enlarged and revised edition, Guideposts, 1955.
A Guide to Confident Living, Prentice-Hall, 1948.
(With Blanton) The Art of Real Happiness, Prentice-Hall, 1950, revised edition, Fawcett, 1976.
The Power of Positive Thinking, Prentice-Hall, 1952, abridged edition published as The Power of Positive Thinking for Young People, Prentice-Hall, 1954.
(Author of introduction) Guideposts editors, What Prayer Can Do, Doubleday, 1953.
Inspiring Messages for Daily Living, Prentice-Hall, 1955.
Stay Alive All Your Life, Prentice-Hall, 1957.
The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking, Prentice-Hall, 1959.
(Author of foreword) Blanton, The Healing Power of Poetry, Crowell, 1960.
The Tough-Minded Optimist, Prentice-Hall, 1961, revised edition published as Positive Thinking for a Time like This, 1975.
Adventures in the Holy Land, Prentice-Hall, 1963.
Sin, Sex and Self-Control, Doubleday, 1965.
Jesus of Nazareth: A Dramatic Interpretation of His Life from Bethlehem to Calvary, Prentice-Hall, 1966.
The Healing of Sorrow, Doubleday, 1966.
Enthusiasm Makes the Difference, Prentice-Hall, 1967.
Norman Vincent Peale's Treasury of Courage and Confidence (anthology), Doubleday, 1970.
You Can if You Think You Can, Prentice-Hall, 1974.
The Positive Principle Today: How to Renew and Sustain the Power of Positive Thinking, Prentice-Hall, 1976.
The Positive Power of Jesus Christ, Tyndale, 1980.
Positive Imaging, Revell, 1981.
Norman Vincent Peale's Treasury of Joy and Enthusiasm, Revell, 1981.
The True Joy of Positive Living (autobiography), Morrow, 1984.
Have a Great Day, Revell, 1984.
Why Some Positive Thinkers Get Powerful Results, Revell, 1986.
Power of the Plus Factor, Revell, 1987.
(With Ken Blanchard) The Power of Ethical Management, Revell, 1988.
The American Character, Tyndale, 1988.
How to Be Your Best: A Treasury of Practical Ideas (originally published in Plus: The Magazine of Positive Thinking), Foundation for Christian Living, 1990, also published as Reaching Your Potential, Revell, 1990.
Think like a Winner, Tyndale, 1990.
This Incredible Century, Tyndale, 1991.
(With Donald T. Kauffman) Bible Power for Successful Living: Helping You Solve Everyday Problems, Revell, 1993.
Positive Thinking Everyday: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year, Simon & Schuster, 1993.
In God We Trust: A Positive Faith for Troubled Times, Peale Center for Christian Living, 1994.
My Favorite Hymns and the Stories behind Them, HarperSanFrancisco, 1994.
(With others) To Father, with Love: Wisdom from Guideposts, Dimensions for Living, 1995.
The Power of Positive Living, Fawcett Columbine, 1996.
Life Beyond Death, Zondervan Pub. House, 1996.
A New Collection of Three Complete Books, Wings Books, 1996.
Reaching Your Potential, Wings Books, 1997.
Positive Thinking Bible: Contemporary English Version, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998.
Positive Principle Today, Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 2003.

Also author of newspaper columns "Confident Living" and "Positive Thinking." Co-author with wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, of syndicated column, "There's an Answer." Contributor to periodicals, including Christian Herald, Readers Digest, and Look. Publisher and editor-in-chief, Guideposts magazine, New York City, 1945-93; publisher with wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, of PLUS: The Magazine for Positive Thinking.

Children’s Books

The Coming of the King, Prentice-Hall, 1956.
He Was a Child, Prentice-Hall, 1957.
Bible Stories, F. Watts, 1973.
The Story of Jesus, Gibson, 1976.

Editor

Guideposts: Personal Messages of Inspiration and Faith, Prentice-Hall, 1948.
The Guideposts Anthology, Guideposts, 1953.
Faith Made Them Champions, Guideposts, 1954.
Sermon on the Mount, engravings by John de Pol, World, 1955.
Unlock Your Faith-Power, Guideposts, 1957.
Guideposts to a Stronger Faith, Guideposts, 1959.
My Favorite Quotations, Harper, 1990.
My Christmas Treasury, HarperSanFrancisco, 1991.
My Inspirational Favorites, HarperSanFrancisco, 1992.
My Favorite Prayers, HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.
My Favorite Bible Passages, HarperSanFrancisco, 1995.

Also editor of several volumes of testimonials from Guideposts magazine.

Media Adaptations: Excerpts of The Power of Positive Thinking were recorded for RCA Victor in 1953; a film, One Man's Way, based on Peale's life and work, was produced in 1963.

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