Confidence in 40 Images

"These entries imaginatively connect confidence to everything from capitalism to leaving a party early, make for a thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration. Those seeking an extra shot of self-esteem will be rewarded" - Publishers WeeklyA curated selection of 40 photographs and artworks with accompanying essays examining confidence as a skillJames Baldwin on a bridge in Paris, happy in the freedom of his self-determined exileThe Bloomsbury Group, well-mannered disruptorsBarack Obama, captured at ease in the Oval OfficeEveryday life, unique architecture, people in movement going against the grain: in forty iconic images, On Confidence illustrates moments of happiness and ease. This first in a new giftable serieswith photographs and short, inspiring essays, and featuring artists and photographers like Vincent van Gogh, Mary Cassat, Pablo Picasso, Adrienne Salinger, and Sian Davey On Confidence shows us that confidence is a skill that can be learned, and used for success.