Harry Allen Overstreet (October 25, 1875 – August 17, 1970) was an American writer and lecturer, and a popular author on modern psychology and sociology. His 1949 book, ''The Mature Mind'', was a substantial best-seller that sold over 500,000 copies by 1952. Overstreet was born in San Francisco, California, on 25 October 1875. He attended the

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receiving his B.A. degree in 1899. He taught at

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until 1911. From 1911 to 1936, he was chair of Department of Philosophy and Psychology at

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.(18 August 1970)
Prof. Harry A. Overstreet Dies; Author and Lecturer Was 94; Psychology Chairman at City College, 1911–36, Wrote for the Layman
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'' Overstreet also taught in the continuing education program of the

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. He lectured and worked frequently with his second wife, Bonaro Overstreet.(11 September 1985)
Bonaro W. Overstreet, Author, Is Dead at 82
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Published works

*Overstreet, H. A. 1925. Influencing human behavior. New York: W.W. Norton. *Overstreet, H. A. 1927. About ourselves: psychology for normal people. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. *Overstreet, H. A. 1931. The enduring quest, a search for a philosophy of life. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. *Overstreet, H. A. 1933. We move in new directions. New York: W.W. Norton. *Overstreet, H. A., and Bonaro W. Overstreet. 1938. Town meeting comes to town. New York: Harper & Brothers. *Overstreet, H. A. 1939 Let Me Think. Macmillan Company *Overstreet, H. A., and Bonaro W. Overstreet. 1941. Leaders for adult education. New York: American Association for Adult Education. *Overstreet, H. A. 1941. Our free minds. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. *Overstreet, H. A. 1949. The mature mind. New York: W. W. Norton. *Overstreet, H. A. 1952. The Great Enterprise Relating Ourselves To Our World. New York: W. W. Norton. *Overstreet, H. A. 1969. A guide to civilized leisure. Freeport, N.Y.: Books for Libraries Press.

References

External links

*Overstreet's

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