The Beethoven Factor: The New Positive Psychology of Hardiness, Happiness, Healing, and Hope

By Paul Pearsall

Book Overview

Pearsall identifies the characteristics of individuals he labels "thrivers"--those who face challenges head-on and grow stronger and more vital as a result. Illustrations. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571743979
• ISBN13: 9781571743978
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

This Book Really Makes You Think

I heard the author on the radio and bought the book. What makes this book unique is its attempt to dispute all of these "facts" about psychology and health in general. Alot of what is taken as fact by the health community is actually in dispute. If I had to sum up what I learned it would be: 1.Disease and evil exist for a reason in the world and these problems can be used for our benefit. 2. Our reaction to what happens to...

A good introduction to the field of Positive Psychology

Pearsall is Hawaiian, and he combines insights from his native culture, his personal experience with extreme challenge, and the wisdom of the emerging field of Positive Psychology. He contends that we can choose and/or learn how to be "thrivers," i.e to move beyond victim or even recovery status, and experience "Stress Induced Growth". We can grow and be transformed through the pain and suffering of our lives. He cites many...