Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill

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In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves as least as much energy as any other in our lives.

Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves an inspirational and forward-looking account of how we can begin to rethink our realities in a fast-moving modern world. With its revelatory lessons and exercises, Happiness is an eloquent and stimulating guide to a happier life.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316167258
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316167253
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.79 x 8.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #129,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #679 in Meditation (Books) #690 in Happiness Self-Help #2,475 in Personal Transformation Self-Help
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