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English
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"Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth; strengthen their...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
x, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Everyone wants to be happy--yet so many people are unhappy today. What are they doing wrong? Clearly, a new approach is needed. Self-help guru Shimoff presents three new ideas and a practical program to change the way readers look at creating happiness in their lives: 1. Happiness is not an emotion, a spike of elation or euphoria, but a lasting, neuro-physiological state of peace and well-being. 2. True happiness is not based on what people do or...
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner reveals the surprising secrets of what makes the world's happiest placesand shows you how to apply these lessons to your own life. In this inspiring guide, youll find game-changing tools drawn from global research and expert insights for achieving maximum fulfillment. Along the way, you'll: Discover the three strands of happinesspleasure, purpose, and pridethat feature prominently in the world's...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
ix, 288 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lighten Up" offers a road map to creating a less-is-more life, and teaches readers how a life of less can actually be a life of great abundance. Features three audits designed to instigate life changes: a financial audit combined with assessments of the physical junk filling your homes and the emotional junk causing tension in your life.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Free Yourself from a Frantic Life and Embrace the Joy of Slow Living
What is slow living? It's a way to find happiness by stepping away from the never-ending demands to constantly succeed and acquire more and more. It's easy to get stuck in the carousel of frantically wanting, buying, and upgrading the things in your life. The philosophy of simple living is about finding the freedom to be less perfect and taking time to enjoy the pure joys of life:...
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
154 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Optimism is a key ingredient for happiness and success in life. Optimistic people have more fun, they're healthier, and they achieve more of their potential. Unfortunately, many people believe it is impossible to learn optimism. However, optimistic thinking is a skill anyone can learn. In this simple, practical title, readers will find twenty engaging exercises – including simple practices such as journaling, affirmation, and physical exercises...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The iconic performing artist provides spiritual tools and advice for self-empowerment and fulfillment while examining the role of her enduring Buddhist faith in helping her overcome poverty, loss, and other personal and professional obstacles.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The novel begins with the character of Ethan, a lawyer living in New York City who tells us the story of his family's life just as they learn his father - a textile manufacturer who spent long trips throughout Asia - has fathered a secret family from a woman he met on one of his trips and set up in a house in Queens. From here, we move to different related characters as the novel expands outward to the woman, her sons, a few surprise relations, some...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The "Danish coziness" philosophy is fast becoming the new "French living" in terms of aspirational lifestyle books and blogs. There are countless viral articles comparing the happiness levels of Americans versus Danes. Their homes are more homey; their people are more cheerful. It's an attitude that defies definition, but there is a name for this slow-moving, stress-free mindset: hygge (pronounced "hoo-ga"). Hygge values the idea of cherishing yourself:...
13) Happy
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Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Tadpole Edition.
Physical Desc
16 pages : colored illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Happy helps emergent readers recognize the emotion of happiness and the actions that define it while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once.
Happy includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such...
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all. Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media, our families split along partisan lines. We feel fearful and tired, on edge in our bodies, not quite knowing what has us perpetually depleted. For Katherine May, this low hum of fatigue and anxiety made her wonder...
16) The magic
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Atria Books trade pbk. ed.
Language
English
Description
Step by step, day-by-day, secret teachings, revelations, and scientific law are brought together to form 28 simple practices that open the reader's eyes to a new world, and lead them to a dream life.
17) A happy day
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
25 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Katie Woo loves her life and lists the many reasons she is so happy.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. 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...
19) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Language
English
Description
"The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
281 p.; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book presents integrative treatment strategies for low mood and depression; offers advice on lifestyle, behavior, and dietary changes; and helps readers assess their own emotional wellness and build personalized plans to manage their moods.