Happiness: How to Find It and Keep It

by Joan Duncan Oliver

Happiness uses fictional dialogues, in the manner of Plato's famous philosophical writings, to convey a compelling mix of Eastern wisdom and Western philosophy. This enlightening guide is organized into 20 dialogues, each dealing with a common source of unease. At the start of each one, the seeker asks a question, such as "How can I stop worrying so much about small things?" or "How can I feel more confident in my own abilities?" In the conversation that follows, the sage looks at the question from all sides, realistically and imaginatively. The seeker reacts with further questions, bringing readers into the process of discovering what makes them happy and how to attain it.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

244 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jim πgr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ένα βιβλίο που υποτίμησα στην αρχή , αλλά τελικά πολύ όμορφο. όμορφο διότι παρά τα πολλά λόγια και τις πολλές ερωτήσεις σε κάθε κεφάλαιο, οι απαντήσεις δεν ήταν γενικές και αόριστες αλλά μεσα από το πρίσμα πολλών συγγραφέων και διανοούμενων, αυτές οι προσθήκες θα έλεγα σε ένα βιβλίο αποτελούν τα στολίδια της σοφίας τις εμπορίας και τις γνώσης. είμαι υπέρ του εντοπισμού του θετικού νοήματος της ζωής και όχι της χαράς μέσω της τηλεόρασης. δημιουργικότητα είναι η δημιουργία του θείου μέσα μας. Η διασκέδαση δεν είναι ευτυχία, κάνοντας πράγματα έρχεται η ευτυχία και γεμίζεις θετικές αναμνήσεις που θα πρέπει να κρατάς κάποια ενθύμια από αυτές τις πράξεις που έκανες. Ευτυχία Δημήτρη είναι να γέμισης την μέρα σου με οφελειμες δραστηριότητες, χρήσεις την ευτυχία στο παρόν και στο μέλλον.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, short book explaining how happiness is a choice.

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book could also be titled, "Happiness for Dummies." It has a similar format to the "dummies" books; they field questions that may (or may not) be running through your mind as they discuss how to cultivate positive emotions, find the value and blessing in the little things in life, and so on.

I'm most often an optimistic person, and consider myself to be around a 4 or 5 on the happiness scale (1-5) on any given day. This book provides a wealth of inspirational or thought-provoking quotes, as well as a variety of book titles and articles that the reader may want to investigate to find assistance with stress-reduction, attaining wealth, success, creativity, etc. In that regard, I give it the fourth star. I'm adding some of those books to my "to-read" list, just as soon as I'm done with this review!

[Mohra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book.. n full of inspiring qoutes ..
written in a dialogues that allot of the questions u may asked your self before n w/0 answers..
Now u can find the answers now abt the life,love,sadness n other ..

[David Melbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very inspiring. This book is full of useful tactics on how to be happy and I would most certainly recommend this book to people who want to know. . . --From A Reader's Journal, by d r melbie.

[Cassandra · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't like this book. I just couldn't follow it well and I feel like out didn't really help me at all.

[Violet · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Q and A format, questions are answered with lots of wisdom on the subject of happiness.

[kjsiirila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of inspiring quotes...

[Neide Gomes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it! It's a very easy and simple book that talks about the 20 most relevant topics that affect our happiness. Topics such as peace, relashionships and health. I really liked the Q&A format that the writer uses in this book. I feel like the subjects mentioned are very well put together and organized, making the reading process very easy.
Would recommend as a "daily 101 hapiness guidebook"! A must-have.