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At 56, Dr. Peale is still very much in the here and now. He believes that his success as a soother and pacifier in an age of anxiety is a sign of the times. Dr. Peale is already thinking of a follow-up to his book, perhaps to be titled More Positive Thinking or The Techniques of PT. Meanwhile, PT No. 1 continues as a major phenomenon in the publishing world. Not long ago Dr. Peale dropped into a bookstore and asked how his book was doing compared to the Kinsey Report. Peale's was way ahead. "You know," said the salesgirl, "religion is much more popular than sex this year."