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The Optimists/Pessimists Handbook

The Optimists/Pessimists Handbook Humour & Satire

The Optimists/Pessimists Handbook

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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)
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
338
Release Date:
2010-01-01
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Black Swan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0552776114
ISBN13:
9780552776110
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
397 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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