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The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking / Oliver Burkeman.
Exploring the dark side of the theories put forth by such icons as Norman Vincent Peale and Eckhart Tolle by looking to both ancient philosophy and current business theory, Burkeman--a feature writer for British newspaper The Guardian--offers up the counterintuitive idea that only by embracing and examining failure and loss and unhappiness will we become free of it.
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- ISBN: 9780865479418 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0865479410 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 236 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Faber and Faber, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | On trying too hard to be happy -- What would Seneca do? : the Stoic art of confronting the worst-case scenario -- The storm before the calm : a Buddhist guide to not thinking positively -- Goal crazy : when trying to control the future doesn't work -- Who's there : how to get over your self -- The safety catch : the hidden benefits of insecurity -- The Museum of Failure : the case for embracing your errors -- Memento mori : death as a way of life -- Negative capability. |
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| Subject: | Happiness. Positive psychology. Negativism. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | BF 575 .H27 B87 2012 | 30775305459910 | General Collection | Available | - |