Welcome to The Huntington Store

Welcome to The Huntington Store

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

REASONS TO BE HOPEFUL

An exploration of the many reasons to remain hopeful in the face of life's disappointments and challenges.

In a world that isn’t short of darkness, there could be few more urgent priorities than to spend time rehearsing for ourselves why life – despite all its challenges – still has so much to offer us; why there are still so many reasons to be hopeful.

Here is a collection of some of the most persuasive arguments for staying on the side of optimism, creativity, kindness, calm and hope. Across a series of essays, we learn why we still have the right to feel purposeful and buoyant despite everything that is challenging: because there is still so much more to discover, because love can triumph sometimes, because we can delight in summer days and the light of dawn, because we are not alone in our suffering, because we are never far from the option of a slice of cake or a bath, because we are very small things in a mighty and beautiful universe and because we don’t require perfection for things to feel good enough.

In a tone that avoids the pitfalls of sentimentality and cynicism, the book urges us to reconnect with our more resilient selves, bidding us to recover faith in what is still possible. At points funny and always encouraging and kind, here is an ideal friend to guide us back to courage and delight.

  • A TOOL TO ASSIST US IN OUR SEARCH FOR A REASON TO BE: the book is an eclectic collection of short essays on wide-ranging subjects, from an extraordinary encounter between Mick Jagger and an unfamiliar Jesuit priest to the escapism found in Iranian cinema.
  • HOPEFULNESS FOR PESSIMISTS: an honest and accessible guide to navigate us through the darkness to light.
  • ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT: with a vibrant mix of artworks, photography and illustration.
  • A HIGHLY RELATABLE BOOK: that offers comfort and support in our darker moments, while guiding us towards an optimistic future
  • 228 pages
  • Hardcover
Member Discounts

Please refer to the welcome email which you received when purchasing or renewing your membership. At the bottom of this email, you will find your online member discount code. BEFORE checking out, please click on 'view cart' and type in your member code to the 'discount code or gift card' box. Your member discount will then be applied to your order.

If you are unable to locate your welcome email, please contact membership@huntington.org for further assistance.

Shipping

We endeavor to process your order within 3 days of receipt. Once your order has been processed, packed, and ready to be shipped, you will receive an email with your item's tracking number. 

Our couriers are USPS or UPS ground, If you would like your parcel to be shipped via FedEx or other courier, please add a comment in the NOTES section on your order and we will contact you for further information. 

In-Store Pickup

If you have selected 'pick up in store' as your delivery method, please wait until you receive an email from us to let you know that your order is ready to be collected.

You do not need a ticket to visit our store or pick up your order.

Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery. Please note that food, beverages, teas, coffee, calendars, seasonal items, gift cards, trunk show items, and sale items are final sale and are not refundable. 

To initiate a return, please email us at thestore@huntington.org to let us know that you would like to return your order. Then, follow the instructions on the paperwork included in your parcel.

Please note that returns must be received back at our warehouse in original packaging, with tags, and in a clean, resalable condition. 

Once we have received your return in good condition, we will process a refund minus your original shipping charge. Please note that funds may take 1-3 days to appear back in your account, depending on your bank's T's and C's or payment method.

Have we met in person?

The next time you visit The Huntington, please stop by the Store and say hello. A wide array of products—many exclusive to The Huntington—are waiting to be discovered. Our friendly staff will be happy to help you find the perfect item

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