Half Empty
In this deeply smart and sneakily poignant collection of essays, the bestselling author of <i>Fraud </i>and <i>Don’t Get Too Comfortable</i> makes an inspired case for always assuming the worst—because then you’ll never be disappointed. Whether he’s taking on pop culture phenomena with Oscar Wilde-worthy wit or dealing with personal tragedy, Rakoff’s sharp observations and humorist’s flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the untapped power of negativity.