Private history of happiness : ninety-nine moments of joy from around the world
A chronicle of happiness and pleasant moments from ancient Greece to more recent times, this collection contains 99 passages designed to give an uplifting perspective to modern life. Instead of advocating the latest gimmick, guide, or formula, this book offers a wider perspective on everyday instances of happiness from different times and many cultures, advocating that happiness is found within the self instead of a political mantra, Internet meme, or advertisement promise. Including noteworthy writers and thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius, Matsuo Basho, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, an.
"A chronicle of happiness and pleasant moments from ancient Greece to more recent times, this collection contains 99 passages designed to give an uplifting perspective to modern life. Instead of advocating the latest gimmick, guide, or formula, this book offers a wider perspective on everyday instances of happiness from different times and many cultures, advocating that happiness is found within the self instead of a political mantra, Internet meme, or advertisement promise. Including noteworthy writers and thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius, Matsuo Basho, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, and man."
"Popular Psychology."
"A chronicle of happiness and pleasant moments from ancient Greece to more recent times, this collection contains 99 passages designed to give an uplifting perspective to modern life. Instead of advocating the latest gimmick, guide, or formula, this book offers a wider perspective on everyday instances of happiness from different times and many cultures, advocating that happiness is found within the self instead of a political mantra, Internet meme, or advertisement promise. Including noteworthy writers and thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius, Matsuo Basho, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, an."@en
"From the bliss of lingering in a warm bed on a winter morning, to a bracing springtime walk by the seaside, A PRIVATE HISTORY OF HAPPINESS offers the reader a wealth of delightfully fresh perceptions of where and how happiness may be found. These 99 moments of happiness are arranged by themes - Morning, Friendship, Garden, Family, Leisure, Nature, Food and Drink, Well-being, Creativity, Love and Evening - and each is followed by a brief description and commentary that set the extract in context and encourage further reflection. Drawing on a wide and international range of s."@en
"Collections & Anthologies Of Various Literary Forms."
"From the bliss of lingering in a warm bed on a winter morning, to a bracing springtime walk by the seaside, A PRIVATE HISTORY OF HAPPINESS offers the reader a wealth of delightfully fresh perceptions of where and how happiness may be found. These 99 moments of happiness are arranged by themes-Morning, Friendship, Garden, Family, Leisure, Nature, Food and Drink, Well-being, Creativity, Love and Evening-and each is followed by a brief description and commentary that set the extract in context and encourage further reflection. Drawing on a wide and international range of sources-poets, artists, scientists, philosophers, novelists and others, from Ptolemy to Tolstoy, George Myerson reveals that small, unpretentious joys have been shared by human beings across cultures and over thousands of years: he invites us to discover the happiness in our own lives that can be found here and now."
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement
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