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Myths of Happiness What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't, What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but Does

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ISBN-10: 014312451X

ISBN-13: 9780143124511

Edition: 2014

Authors: Sonja Lyubomirsky

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The bestselling author of The How of Happiness reveals how to find opportunity in life's thorniest moments Focusing on life's biggest, messiest moments, Sonja Lyubomirsky provides readers with the clear-eyed vision they need to build the healthiest, most satisfying life. Lyubomirsky argues that we have been given false promises--myths that assure us that lifelong happiness will be attained once we hit the culturally confirmed markers of adult success. This black-and-white vision of happiness works to discourage us from recognizing the upside of any negative and limits our potential for personal growth. A corrective course on happiness and a call to regard life's twists and turns with a more…    
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/28/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

John Zeisel is president of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and founder of the Heartstone Way, an innovative and practical approach to the care ofAlzheimer's sufferers. He developed the Artists for Alzheimer's program (ARTZ), which develops cultural experiences for Alzheimer's sufferers. He has a PhD in sociology from Columbia and has taught at Yale, Harvard and McGill.Sonja Lyubomirsky is Professor of Psychology at the University of California - one of the youngest people to attain the rank of full Professor in the University's history. She lives in Santa Monica with her family.