The Optimist's/Pessimist's Handbook

The Optimist's/Pessimist's Handbook
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9781446422267
ISBN-13 : 1446422267
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Book Synopsis The Optimist's/Pessimist's Handbook by : Niall Edworthy

Download or read book The Optimist's/Pessimist's Handbook written by Niall Edworthy and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are optimists just reckless dreamers? Are pessimists miserable doom-mongers or just erring on the side of caution? Is the glass half empty or half full? Brilliantly compiled and beautifully written, this is a rich anthology of evidence from both sides of any argument. Covering everything from Beauty to Happiness, Patriotism to Walking, it is the perfect tool for squabbling families, a counterbalance for arguing couples and a mine of detail for the quarrelsome. The Optimist on the Afterlife: My heaven will be filled with wonderful young men and dukes. (Dame Barbara Cartland) And the Pessimist: 'That's what Hell will be like, small chat to the babbling of Lethe about the good old days when we wished we were dead. (Samuel Beckett)


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