"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 Weekly A curated selection of 40 photographs and artworks with accompanying essays examining confidence as a skill James Baldwin on a bridge in Paris, happy in the freedom of his self-determined exile… The Bloomsbury Group, well-mannered disruptors… Barack Obama, captured at ease in the Oval Office… Everyday 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 series—with 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.