Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America

The New York Times Bestseller

“Deeply satisfying. . . I have waited my whole life for someone to write a book like Bright-sided.” —The New York Times Book Review

From the critically-acclaimed author of Nickel and Dimed comes the bestseller Bright-sided, a sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism.

Americans are a "positive" people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: This is our reputation as well as our self-image...