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Jennifer Michael Hecht
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The Happiness Myth: Why What We Think Is Right Is Wrong |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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368 |
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2007-04-10 |
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0060813970 |
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HarperOne |
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1.25 pounds |
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6.3 x 9.0 x 1.3 inches |
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First Edition (stated) |
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Product Description
Historian Jennifer Michael Hecht looks at contemporary happiness advice, explains why much of it doesn't work, and why it drives us crazy and makes us miserable. Using a social/pop-culture look at the world, she begins her inquiry through the lens of today's most often perused paths towards attaining happiness - money, mood-managing drugs, knowledge, celebration, and bodies - and then reveals unsuspected insights about how these approaches have faired throughout history. We moderns think we're so scientific - but our happiness solutions today are just as quirky as any group in history. With a new-found historical perspective, Hecht liberates us from the scolding, quasi-scientific messages that insist there's only one way to care for our minds and bodies. Rich with anecdotes about both failed and successful paths to happiness, Hecht traces a common thread of advice she calls "sour charm wisdom" that we can still apply today to create authentic, lasting happiness.
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