"Try Happiness: It Works!" A sermon preached by Rev. Dr Norman Vincent Peale at New York's Marble Collegiate Church on February 6, 1983. Originally released by Marble Collegiate Church on audio cassette. Grateful acknowledgements are due to Marble Collegiate Church, Guideposts and the Peale Center for Positive Thinking. All rights reserved.

The Rev. Dr Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) was an American minister of religion, spiritual philosopher, best-selling author, publisher, broadcaster, lecturer, speaker and Presidential envoy.

Dr Peale’s many books include The Art of Living (1937), You Can Win (1938), Faith is the Answer: A Psychiatrist and a Pastor Discuss Your Problems (1940) [with Smiley Blanton MD], A Guide to Confident Living (1948), The Art of Real Happiness (1950) [with Smiley Blanton MD], The Power of Positive Thinking (1952), Stay Alive All Your Life (1957), The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking (1959), The Tough-Minded Optimist (1961), Sin, Sex and Self-Control (1965), The Healing of Sorrow (1966), Enthusiasm Makes the Difference (1967), You Can if You Think You Can (1974), The Positive Power of Jesus Christ (1980), Power of the Plus Factor (1987), The Power of Positive Living (1990), This Incredible Century (1990), Bible Power for Successful Living (1993) [with Donald T. Kauffman], My Favorite Bible Passages (1995), Life Beyond Death (1996), Positive Thinking Bible: Experience the Bible with Norman Vincent Peale (1998), Navigate: How the Bible Can Help You in Every Aspect of Your Life (2013), and Confidence: Biblical Truths for Discovering God's Potential for You (2013).

A life-sized bronze statue of Dr Peale, sculpted by John M. Soderberg, was installed in the Fifth Avenue churchyard of Marble Collegiate Church in May 1998 to mark the 100th anniversary of Peale’s birth.