Pessimist Books

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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race The Conspiracy Against the Human Race (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 9,616 ratings — published 2011
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ごん狐 (Japanese Edition) ごん狐 (Japanese Edition)
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avg rating 3.43 — 14 ratings — published
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Faust Faust (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 51,572 ratings — published 1808
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Faust, First Part Faust, First Part (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 86,869 ratings — published 1808
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50 days before my suicide 50 days before my suicide (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.53 — 1,847 ratings — published 2015
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Diary of an Oxygen Thief Diary of an Oxygen Thief (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.71 — 77,281 ratings — published 2006
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The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Dover Literature: Poetry) The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Dover Literature: Poetry)
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avg rating 4.18 — 905 ratings — published
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How High We Go in the Dark How High We Go in the Dark (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 72,053 ratings — published 2022
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Phenomenally Me: My Sweet 2016™ Phenomenally Me: My Sweet 2016™ (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,993 ratings — published 1974
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The Stand The Stand (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.35 — 844,132 ratings — published 1978
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Essays and Aphorisms Essays and Aphorisms (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 9,155 ratings — published 1851
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 264,948 ratings — published 1948
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Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,307 ratings — published 2006
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The Trouble With Being Born The Trouble With Being Born (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 11,424 ratings — published 1973
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My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 3,458 ratings — published 2002
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The Age of Catastrophe: Disaster and Humanity in Modern Times The Age of Catastrophe: Disaster and Humanity in Modern Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 13 ratings — published 2012
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Platform Platform (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 26,201 ratings — published 2001
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 43,570 ratings — published 2007
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Journey to the End of the Night Journey to the End of the Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 48,554 ratings — published 1932
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Robinson Jeffers: Selected Poems Robinson Jeffers: Selected Poems (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 643 ratings — published 1965
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Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 8,295 ratings — published 1947
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 304,592 ratings — published 1759
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Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 302 ratings — published 2002
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Studies in Pessimism: The Essays Studies in Pessimism: The Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 2,237 ratings — published 1890
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Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 855 ratings — published 1994
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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 11,124 ratings — published 1911
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Apocalypse Culture II Apocalypse Culture II (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 604 ratings — published 2000
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Apocalypse Culture Apocalypse Culture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,527 ratings — published 1987
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Industrial Society and Its Future Industrial Society and Its Future (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 12,828 ratings — published 1995
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In the Dust of This Planet (Horror of Philosophy, #1) In the Dust of This Planet (Horror of Philosophy, #1)
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avg rating 3.68 — 2,917 ratings — published 2011
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The Twilight of American Culture The Twilight of American Culture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 703 ratings — published 2000
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Nada Nada (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 41,867 ratings — published 1944
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Soft Apocalypse Soft Apocalypse (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.53 — 2,787 ratings — published 2011
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 75,683 ratings — published 2007
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,440,360 ratings — published 1942
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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as pessimist)
avg rating 4.26 — 154,583 ratings — published 1974
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El túnel El túnel (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 97,198 ratings — published 1948
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Aura Aura (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 43,853 ratings — published 1962
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The Windup Girl The Windup Girl (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 78,561 ratings — published 2009
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The Pessimist's Journal of Very, Very Bad Days The Pessimist's Journal of Very, Very Bad Days (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published
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The Sorrows of Young Werther The Sorrows of Young Werther (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 158,068 ratings — published 1774
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El orden alfabético El orden alfabético (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 643 ratings — published 1998
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The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 244,971 ratings — published 1843
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Dear Theo Dear Theo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 19,406 ratings — published 1914
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,332,623 ratings — published 1952
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,817,457 ratings — published 2012
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The World of Yesterday The World of Yesterday (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 30,513 ratings — published 1942
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 564,207 ratings — published 1899
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Haruki Murakami
“I don't know much about the world, but I do know one thing for sure. If I'm pessimistic, then the adults in this world who are not pessimistic are a bunch of idiots.”
Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimists do more with less while pessimists do less with more.”
F. Allen Davis, Continuous Improvement By Improving Continuously (CIBIC): Addressing the Human Factors During the Pursuit of Process Excellence

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