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Are you sick of being told, "Smile -- look on the bright side"? Do you feel guilty when you admit you're having a bad day?
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If you answered yes to either of these questions, you are a victim of the "Don't worry, be happy" mentality that is pervading America. Dr. Barbara Held, convinced that having to smile through life's problems only adds insult to injury, is here to tell you that you have the right, the need, to kvetch! As she walks you through the five steps of creative kvetching, Dr. Held will show you that the right kind of complaining can help you feel better and attract others to you instead of driving them away. So get ready to take off your smiley face and be liberated from the tyranny of the positive attitude. (St. Martin's Griffin Edition: September 2001)
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Contents: Part I. Keys to Kvetching
Ch 1. Basic Kvetching
Ch 2. Why We Need to Kvetch, or, My Philosophy of Life
Ch 3. Obstacles to Creative Kvetching, or, The Tyranny of the Positive Attitude
Part II. The 5-Step Guide to Creative Kvetching
Ch 4. Your Inalienable Right to Kvetch
Ch 5. You Can't Kvetch to All of the People All of the Time
Ch 6. Do Not Pretend You Aren't Kvetching When You Are
Ch 7. Do Not Be a Competitive Kvetcher
Ch 8. In Praise of Kvetching
Part III. Good and Bad Role Models
Ch 9. Famous Creative and Noncreative Kvetchers
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