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Author
Lexile measure
AD 970L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Why are these owls so happy? That's just what the chickens, ducks, and geese want to know. But when they send a peacock over to find out why, they're incredulous at the reply. How could anyone be happy simply to see the rain and sunshine? What could be so joyful about the flowers and butterflies? This classic fable, first illustrated by Celestino Piatti in 1963, gives powerful testament to the beauty that exists in our world and to the importance...
Author
Pub. Date
1930
Physical Desc
249 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
This metaphysical self-help classic instills happiness within and urges individuals to pursue a content life without sin, boredom, or contempt. Written decades ago with post-war depression in mind, this text has transcended time and continues to give applicable advice for modern-day individuals.
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (viii, 341 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Language
English
Description
What produces a happy society and a happy life? Thanks to the new science of wellbeing, we can now answer this question using state-of-the-art empirical evidence. This transforms our ability to base our decisions on the outcomes that matter most, namely the wellbeing of us all including future generations. Written by two of the world's leading experts on the economics of wellbeing, this book shows how wellbeing can be measured, what causes it and...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 199 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A huge bestseller in Europe, Frederic Lenoir's Happiness is an exciting journey that examines how history's greatest philosophers and religious figures have answered life's most fundamental question: What is happiness and how do I achieve it? From the ancient Greeks on--from Aristotle, Plato, and Chuang Tzu to the Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad; from Voltaire, Spinoza, and Schopenhauer to Kant, Freud, and even modern neuroscientists--Lenoir considers...
Author
Publisher
Current
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
While optimism can help us alleviate immediate suffering and persevere in challenging times, merely dreaming about the future actually makes people more frustrated over the long term and less likely to achieve their goals. Oettingen introduces a new way to visualize the future, combining our dreams with visualizing the obstacles that stand in our way, allowing us to make concrete plans, and gain energy to take action.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xxii, 984 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than 300 years after it began, it remains controversial. It is often seen as the fountainhead of modern values such as human rights, religious toleration, freedom of thought, scientific thought as an exemplary form of reasoning, and rationality and evidence-based argument. Others accuse the Enlightenment of putting forward a scientific rationality which ignores the complexity...
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
English language edition.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Dani's been trying her best to stay happy ever since her best friend Ella moved away. But when some girls in Dani's class start being cruel to her, it starts a chain of rather unhappy events ... It would all be okay if only Ella would move back. The standalone sequel to the acclaimed illustrated chapter book, My Happy Life.
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Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 440L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A happy way to deal with the grumpies! In Where'd My Giggle Go? from beloved inspirational author Max Lucado, a young boy searches far and wide for his giggles before he realizes that the best way to be happy is to help others be happy!" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Pearl's job is to make people happy. Every day, she provides customers with personalized recommendations for greater contentment. She's good at her job, her office manager tells her, successful. But how does one measure an emotion? Meanwhile, there's Pearl's teenage son, Rhett. A sensitive kid who has forged an unconventional path through adolescence, Rhett seems to find greater satisfaction in being unhappy. The very rejection of joy is his own kind...
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