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Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 199 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A huge bestseller in Europe, Frederic Lenoir's Happiness is an exciting journey that examines how history's greatest philosophers and religious figures have answered life's most fundamental question: What is happiness and how do I achieve it? From the ancient Greeks on--from Aristotle, Plato, and Chuang Tzu to the Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad; from Voltaire, Spinoza, and Schopenhauer to Kant, Freud, and even modern neuroscientists--Lenoir considers...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
vi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
In a world obsessed by happiness, this is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Bringing together insights from psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy, psychologist Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, what sort of remedies to unhappiness work, why some people are happier than others, and much more. We discover the evolutionary reason why negative thoughts...
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Language
English
Description
It's 1994 and Adam, a drug addict from New York City, arrives at a kibbutz in Israel with a medieval sapphire brooch. To make up for a past crime, he needs to get the priceless heirloom to a woman his grandfather loved when he was a Holocaust refugee on the kibbutz fifty years earlier. There Adam joins other troubled people trying to turn their lives around: Ulya, the ambitious and beautiful Soviet emigre ; Farid, the lovelorn Palestinian farmhand...
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Language
English
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Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project. In this lively and compelling account --- now updated with new material by the author --- Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months...
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Language
English
Description
For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor made her realize that she’d been overlooking a key element of happiness: her five senses. She’d spent so much time stuck in her head that she’d allowed the vital sensations of life to slip away, unnoticed. In this journey of self-experimentation, Rubin explores the mysteries and joys of the five senses as a path to a...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves as least as much energy as any other in our lives.
Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves an inspirational and forward-looking account...
Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves an inspirational and forward-looking account...
Publisher
BookaVivo
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
[1o edición].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (02 hr., 56 min.))
Language
Español
Description
What is the nature of human happiness? How can we achieve it in the professional field? Is it worth pursuing? This book explores the answers to these questions through research that tries to find out, among other things, how happiness can be measured, what are the scenarios where personal behaviors are developed and what are the management techniques that facilitate happiness in people. work place. But it also warns of those aspects of Happiness that...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Happily Ever After, one of the rare stars of The Bachelor/Bachelorette reality series to actually find a true, lasting romance shares how every woman can find happiness and success in love, family, work, and life through appreciation and grace. Trista is often asked her secret to being the one of the rare Bachelor(ette) relationships to make it to the altar and beyond. Through personal stories, as well as anecdotes from friends, family, and experts,...
Author
Publisher
Rock Point
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Improving your everyday life may seem like a major hurdle, but Be Happy teaches us how to chip away at our problems with daily behavior until they're manageable. Be Happy's techniques are based in the science of Positive Psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the very movements responsible for millions of people improving their well-being. You will learn strategies like choosing joy and gratitude, cultivating positive thought and vision,...
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Language
English
Description
ECPA BESTSELLER—Over one million copies sold! • What Would Your Life be Like if Anything Were Possible?
Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disabilities to live an independent, rich, fulfilling, and “ridiculously good” life while serving as a role model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now an internationally successful motivational speaker, Nick eagerly spreads his message:
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Everything tells us that what will make us happy can be bought, whether it's the latest gadgets, renovated kitchens, or luxury goods. But research has shown that having more money in the bank and more stuff around the house doesn't necessarily correlate with being a happier person. With Happy Go Money, financial expert Melissa Leong cuts through the noise to show you how to get the most delight for your dollar. Happy Go Money combines happiness psychology...
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book wants to be the happiest book ever, and it has lined up all its friends--including you--to help! But wait--what's up with that frowny frog?"--
57) The Swedish art of aging exuberantly: life wisdom from someone who will (probably) die before you
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Shows readers how to prepare for and understand the aging process, and the joys and sorrows it can bring, with the ultimate message that people should all be less afraid of the idea of death.
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