Against Happiness In Praise of Melancholy

Name: Against Happiness In Praise of Melancholy
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ISBN: 9780374531669

ISBN-10: 0374531668

ISBN-13: 9780374531669

Edition: 2009

Authors: Eric G. Wilson

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Americans are addicted to happiness. When we're not popping pills, we leaf through scientific studies that take for granted our quest for happiness, or read self-help books by everyone from armchair philosophers and clinical psychologists to the Dalai Lama on how to achieve a trouble-free life:Stumblingon Happiness;Authentic Happiness: Using the New PositivePsychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment;TheArt of Happiness: A Handbook for Living.The titles themselves draw a stark portrait of the war on melancholy. More than any other generation, Americans of today believe in the transformative power of positive thinking. But who says we'resupposedto be happy? Where does it say…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 1/20/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English