The science of happiness : how our brains make us happy--and what we can do to get happier
(2006)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
152.42/KLEIN,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Marlowe, [2006]
©2006
©2006
DESCRIPTION
xx, 297 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
156924328X (pbk.)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Happiness: What Is It? -- The Secret of Smiling -- Positive Feelings as a Compass -- The Happiness System -- The Malleable Brain -- The Passions -- Origins in the Animal Kingdom -- Desire -- Enjoyment -- The Dark Side of Desire -- Love -- Friendship -- Passion: A User's Manual -- A Strategic Consciousness -- Conquering our Shadows -- The Power of Perspective -- Rapturous Moments -- The Magic Triangle