Bright-sided

Explore the strange career of America's obsession with positivity and optimism with this thought-provoking and myth-busting book. Author Barbara Ehrenreich traces the origins of our sunny outlook and how it has become deeply ingrained in our culture, from evangelical mega-churches to the business community. She exposes the downside of positive thinking, including personal self-blame and a national era of irrational optimism resulting in disaster. This book is a call for existential clarity and courage in a world that often values positivity over reality.