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Happiness : unlocking the mysteries of psychological wealth / Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener.
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- ISBN: 1405146613 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781405146616 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xiv, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Malden, MA ; Blackwell Pub., 2008.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-277) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- pt. I. Understanding true wealth -- 1. Psychological wealth : the balanced portfolio -- 2. Two principles of psychological wealth -- pt. II. Happy people function better -- 3. Health and happiness -- 4. Happiness and social relationships : you can't do without them -- 5. Happiness at work : it pays to be happy -- pt. III. Causes of happiness and genuine wealth -- 6. Can money buy happiness? -- 7. Religion, spirituality, and happiness -- 8. The happiest places on earth : culture and well-being -- 9. Nature and nurture : is there a happiness set point, and can you change it? -- 10. Our crystal balls : happiness forecasting -- 11. Take AIM on happiness : attention, interpretation, and memory -- pt. IV. Putting it all together -- 12. Yes, you can be too happy -- 13. Living happily ever after -- 14. Measuring psychological wealth : your well-being balance sheet -- Epilogue. About the science of happiness -- Further reading -- References -- Index. |
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Subject: | Happiness. |