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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
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ISBN: 1282346644 9786612346644 019156818X 9780191568183 019922997X 9780199229970 9780199229970 0191607843 0191956309 Year: 2009 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press,

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What then is to be done? said Rasselas; the more we inquire, the less we can resolve.'Rasselas and his companions escape the pleasures of the 'happy valley' in order to make their 'choice of life'. By witnessing the misfortunes and miseries of others they may come to understand the nature of happiness, and value it more highly. Their travels and enquiries raise important practical and philosophical questions concerning many aspects of the human condition, including the business of a poet, the stability of reason, the immortality of the soul, and how to find contentment. Johnson's adaptation of

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Psychotherapy and the quest for happiness
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ISBN: 1446269175 1282622919 9786612622915 0857026534 Year: 2009 Publisher: Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE,

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The author addresses the controversial subject of the moral role of psychotherapists. She asks searching questions about the meaning of life, seeking to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than living simply in search of happiness.


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Curious? : discover the missing ingredient to a fulfilling life
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ISBN: 0061864412 Year: 2009 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] Collins Living

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Far from killing cats, curiosity breathes new life into almost everything it touches. Here, Dr. Todd Kashdan offers a profound new message missing from so many books on happiness: the greatest opportunities for joy, purpose, and personal growth don't, in fact, happen when we're searching for happiness. They happen when we are mindful, when we explore what's novel, and when we live in the moment and embrace uncertainty. Positive events last longer and we can extract more pleasure and meaning from them when we are open to new experiences and relish the unknown. Dr. Kashdan uses science, story, and practical exercises to show you how to become what he calls a curious explorer--a person who's comfortable with risk and challenge and who functions optimally in an unstable, unpredictable world. Here's a blueprint for building lasting, meaningful relationships, improving health, increasing creativity, and boosting productivity. Curious to know more?--From publisher description.


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Das Wesen der Stimmungen
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ISBN: 9783826039300 3826039300 Year: 2009 Publisher: Würzburg : Königshausen & Neumann,

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The collected works of Ed Diener : culture and well-being.
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ISBN: 9789048123513 Year: 2009 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer

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It's Time for Joy! : How to Become the Happiest Person You Know.
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ISBN: 1614483051 Year: 2009 Publisher: Newburyport : Morgan James Publishing,

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The decision to embrace every day as a treasure is ultimately a choice of love over fear. In our rapidly accelerating world it's easy to lose sight of that pivotal choice. That's why it's never been so important to enjoy every precious moment. Now truly is the time for joy!In his encouraging, easy-to-read style, popular inspirational author Brian Biro gives us the hope and heart of touching stories from his own life and the lives of men and women who have truly made an art of creating lasting joy. Isn't it time you became the happiest person you know?


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Buddha's brain : the practical neuroscience of happiness, love & wisdom
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ISBN: 1572249986 1608820475 9781608820474 9781572249981 9781572246959 1572246952 Year: 2009 Publisher: Oakland, Calif. : New Harbinger Publications,

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In Buddha's Brain, a clinical psychologist and a senior neurologist explain how the brain benefits from contemplative practice and show readers how to develop greater happiness, love, and wisdom by drawing from breakthroughs in modern neuroscience.


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Pursuits of happiness : well-being in anthropological perspective
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ISBN: 1282627406 9786612627408 184545877X Year: 2009 Publisher: New York : Berghahn Books,

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Anthropology has long shied away from examining how human beings may lead happy and fulfilling lives. This book, however, shows that the ethnographic examination of well-being-defined as "the optimal state for an individual, a community, and a society"-and the comparison of well-being within and across societies is a new and important area for anthropological inquiry. Distinctly different in different places, but also reflecting our common humanity, well-being is intimately linked to the idea of happiness and its pursuits. Noted anthropological researchers have come together in this volume to


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Aquinas & Sartre : on freedom, personal identity, and the possibility of happiness
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ISBN: 0813218942 9780813218946 9780813215761 0813215765 Year: 2009 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press,

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The Consolation of Philosophy
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ISBN: 0674028457 9780674028456 9780674031050 0674031059 9780674048355 0674048350 Year: 2009 Publisher: Cambridge, MA

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Composed while its author was imprisoned, this book remains one of Western literature's most eloquent meditations on the transitory nature of earthly belongings, and the superiority of things of the mind. Slavitt's translation captures the energy and passion of the original. And in an introduction intended for the general reader, Seth Lerer places Boethius's life and achievement in context.

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