# The Bright Side

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- Book: [The Bright Side](https://www.bookquiver.com/sumit-paul-choudhury/the-bright-side) ([The Bright Side.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sumit-paul-choudhury/the-bright-side.md))
- Authors: [Sumit Paul-Choudhury](https://www.bookquiver.com/sumit-paul-choudhury)
- Publisher: canongate
- ISBN: 978-18-3885-926-8
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2026-01-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Bright Side makes a vital and transformative new argument: that optimism is not only the natural state of humanity, but an essential one. Without optimism, we would never have survived the unpredictable and hostile world we evolved into - and it will be critical in overcoming the challenges of the twenty-first century. In this book, astrophysicist-turned-journalist Sumit Paul-Choudhury offers practical suggestions on what it really takes to be an optimist today, providing a powerful manifesto for hope and a much-needed new perspective. He shows how, by embracing action, imagination and possibility, we can find a path to the bright side, even when the future seems dark.