Washoe County Library System

Relates the journeys and philosophies of people who share a single, surprising way of thinking about life that involves embracing failure, pessimism, and uncertainity in the pursuit of happiness. The Antidote is a series of journeys among people who share a single, surprising way of thinking about life. What they have in common is a hunch about human psychology: that it’s our constant effort to eliminate the negative that causes us to feel so anxious,...

A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship. Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon; the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him 'the bitter neighbour from hell'....

When Sergio drops his lunch tray at school and insists he had a terrible day, his mother helps him gain some perspective by helping him remember all the good things that happened during the day.

Former headlining comedian and now transformative speaker, Kyle Cease "disarms readers as he leads them to their own personal break-throughs, helping them to recognize that actual happiness and fulfillment are available to them -- not in some distant future -- but right now..." He uses self-deprecating personal stories, hilarious observations on life and poorly drawn illustrations to unravel the deepest issues standing between us and emotional freedom..."...

Ove is the block's grumpy old man who enforces strict neighborhood rules and whom every body avoids. One ordinary day a new family is moving in next door to Ove and accidentally backs into his mailbox. Turns out there is an unexpected friendship that blooms out of it.