Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
by Tal Ben-Shahar

Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
List Price: $21.95
Our Price: $9.98
You Save: $11.97 (55%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $5.00 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Tal Ben-Shahar
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-05-10
ISBN: 0071492399
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Book Reviews of Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

Book Review: Good book, somewhat interesting but poorly written
Summary: 3 Stars

This book certainly introduces some central concepts which I found illuminating and useful. There are quite a few exercises ("time-ins") which everyone should do at some point in their life, if not regularily. I found some of these to be better than others whilst a few appeared to be there just for the sake of filling up space.

The writing itself is a little self-helpy which is something I couldn't quite get over. I would've liked to have more hard data and information to challenge me in my thinking around the topic. Much of the book is also repetative and I felt it was at times patronising.

It took a bit of concentration to get over the writing but once I focused on the topic at hand, I found the information quite illuminating.

All in all however, if you can get over the writing and into the crux of the topic, I think it's a very useful book and definitely worthy of a good read. Some of the exercises and meditations are useful and are things I would encourage any person to at least try.

Summary of Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

Can You Learn to Be Happy?

YES . . . according to the teacher of Harvard University’s most popular and life-changing course. One out of every five Harvard students has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar’s insightful and inspiring lectures on that ever-elusive state: HAPPINESS.

HOW?
Grounded in the revolutionary “positive psychology” movement, Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier ’s thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER.

“Dr. Ben-Shahar, one of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history, has written a personal, informed, and highly enjoyable primer on how to become happier. It would be wise to take his advice.”
--Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist

“This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today."
--Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

General Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Books and Music for the Happy Pioneer
The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be ImageThe Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
by Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer
Collins Living; Published: 2007-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.96
Price in other shops: $16.95
Stumbling on Happiness ImageStumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Gilbert
Vintage Canada; Published: 2007-03-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.76
Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment ImageHappier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
by Tal Ben-Shahar
McGraw-Hill; Published: 2007-05-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.46
Price in other shops: $21.95
Similar Books and other products
Why Good Things Happen to Good People: The Exciting New Research that Proves the Link Between Doing Good and Living a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life ImageWhy Good Things Happen to Good People: The Exciting New Research that Proves the Link Between Doing Good and Living a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life
by Stephen Post, Jill Neimark
Broadway; Published: 2007-05-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.90
Price in other shops: $23.95
The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Humorous People ImageThe 7 1/ 2 Habits of Highly Humorous People
by David, M. Jacobson
Virtualbookworm.com Publishing; Published: 2007-06-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.56
Price in other shops: $12.95
What You Can Change . . . and What You Can't*: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement ImageWhat You Can Change . . . and What You Can't*: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement
by Martin E. Seligman
Vintage; Published: 2007-01-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.71
Price in other shops: $14.95
Positive Psychology Coaching: Putting the Science of Happiness to Work for Your Clients ImagePositive Psychology Coaching: Putting the Science of Happiness to Work for Your Clients
by Robert Biswas-Diener, Ben Dean
Wiley; Published: 2007-04-20; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $34.13
Price in other shops: $45.00
Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill ImageHappiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
by Matthieu Ricard
Little, Brown and Company; Published: 2007-01-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.19
Price in other shops: $14.99
Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier ImageThanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
by Robert Emmons
Houghton Mifflin; Published: 2007-08-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.97
Price in other shops: $25.00
A Primer in Positive Psychology ImageA Primer in Positive Psychology
by Christopher Peterson
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2006-07-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $32.34
Price in other shops: $41.50
Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment ImageAuthentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
by Martin Seligman
Free Press; Published: 2004-01-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops: $15.00
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life ImageLearned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin E. Seligman
Vintage; Published: 2006-01-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.38
Price in other shops: $14.95
The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want ImageThe How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Penguin Press HC, The; Published: 2007-12-27; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.51
Price in other shops: $25.95
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories