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.

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)