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Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Join the happiness revolution! The author of the New York Times bestseller The Little Book of Hygge offers more inspiration and suggestions for achieving greater happiness, by practicing Lykke (LOO-ka) pursuing and finding the good that exists in the world around us every day.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. The Consolation was written in the period leading up to his brutal execution. It is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' Philosophy. Her instruction on the nature of fortune and...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A simple shift in thinking can change everything you believe about your own happiness. By the time we become adults, most of us have joined the religion of suffering, which preaches that unless circumstances are controlled, life will be a mess. We compare ourselves to others and speculate about an impossible-to-know future, holding out hope for an improved life through getting ahead, fulfilling passion, or finding true love. But the idea that happiness...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"As an entrepreneur, Anna Akbari learned that one of the best things about startups is their ability to "pivot" quickly -- basically a euphemism for failing and starting over. And she quickly found that personal success is no different. It's not just about developing and following the right process but also having a good idea. And that demands rigor and daily maintenance -- far beyond a few positive affirmations. Like any Silicon Valley startup,...
87) Stop living on autopilot: take responsibility for your life and rediscover a bolder, happier you
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A raw and inspiring how-to guide that will help you recommit to your life, find your drive, and take action to stay bold, honest, and accountable for lasting happiness"--
Author
Publisher
Allen Lane
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
'Pain is bad, right? In this fascinating book, Brock Bastian will convince you otherwise. Drawing on both vivid everyday examples and surprising laboratory findings, he shows how pain, suffering, and struggle give us pleasure, make us kinder, focus our thoughts, and give our life meaning' Paul Bloom, author of Against Empathy. In today's culture, happiness has become the new marker of success, while hardships are viewed as personal weaknesses, or...
Publisher
Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
If you’ve ever struggled with depression, take heart. Mindfulness, a simple yet powerful way of paying attention to your most difficult emotions and life experiences, can help you break the cycle of chronic unhappiness once and for all. In The Mindful Way through Depression, four uniquely qualified experts explain why our usual attempts to “think” our way out of a bad mood or just “snap out of it” lead us deeper into the downward spiral....
Author
Publisher
Dutton, a member of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Lisa Sugar has an amazing job. She spends her days at POPSUGAR creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as great at home. She and her husband have three daughters and she’s the number one soccer mom who loves reading bedtime stories every night. How did she do...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"What's the formula for a happy life? Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, Walmart Executive, New York Times bestselling author, husband and dad. After selling over a million copies of THE BOOK OF AWESOME series, he now shifts his focus from observation to application. In THE HAPPINESS EQUATION, Neil illustrates how to want nothing, do anything, and have everything. If that sounds like a contradiction, you simply haven't unlocked the 9 Secrets to...
Author
Publisher
North Star Way
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Mo Gawdat is a remarkable thinker and the Chief Business Officer at Google's [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Google's futuristic "dream factory." Applying his superior skills of logic and problem solving to the issue of happiness, he proposes an algorithm based on an understanding of how the brain takes in and processes joy and sadness. Then he solves for happy,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
An irreverent parody of popular "happiness" books cites Finland's high international ranking for life quality, instructing how to promote well-being through the cultural practice of drinking in one's underwear while surrounded by personal comforts.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science. Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we’re often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now. Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Annie Hebden is stuck. Stuck in her boring job, with her irritating roommate, in a life no thirty-five-year-old would want. But deep down, Annie is still mourning the terrible loss that tore a hole through the perfect existence she'd once taken for granted--and hiding away is safer than remembering what used to be. Until she meets the eccentric Polly Leonard"--Amazon.com.
99) Mr. Happy
Author
Series
Mr. Men series volume 3
Publisher
Price Stern Sloan
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mr. Happy discovers the one person in Happyland who isn't smiling, he decides to try to cheer up the miserable man, who lives in an underground home in the woods.
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
"In The Happiness Advantage, Harvard trained researcher Shawn Achor described why happiness is the precursor to greater success. This book, Before Happiness, is about what comes before both. Because before we can be happy or successful, we need to first develop the ability to see that positive change is possible. Only once we learn to see the world through a more positive lens can we summon all our motivation, emotion, and intelligence to achieve...
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