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The Hope Effect: The Science of Healing, Achieving, and Breaking Through

by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli

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Publishes Tuesday 12 January 2027Hardcover · St. Martin's Essentials · 368 pagesSee everything out in January 2027 →
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"Hope appears to be a 'soft' word. The Hope Effect tells us that’s not so. Hope is indeed all-powerful. This book, a true original, gives us practical guidance on how to take that 'soft' word, hope, and create a better world for individuals and our organizations." --Tom Peters, coauthor of In Search of Excellence and author of Excellence Extreme Humanism

The Hope Effect is built on a simple but radical hope is not wishful thinking. It is real, measurable, and trainable—and it changes outcomes that matter.

Most people treat hope as an emotion or a personality trait—something you either have or you don’t. The science says otherwise. Drawing on decades of research, The Hope Effect shows that hope is a distinct, measurable way of thinking—different from optimism—that can be learned, strengthened, and put to work. And when it is, the effects are in physical health and longevity, in performance and achievement, in how people recover, persevere, and lead.

This is not a book of inspiration or affirmations. It is an evidence-based account of what the research actually shows—and a practical framework for translating that science into how you live and work.

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