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The Happiest Book in the World

At the start of 2006, New York magazine writer Gretchen Rubin made a mega-resolution to blog about her year of making positive resolutions and keeping them. With her wry writing style and weekly happiness tips, Rubin’s blog became a hit and was syndicated on Slate, Yahoo, the Huffington Post, and Psychology Today. On December 29, Rubin’s book chronicling the project—with the concise title of The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun—will be published, but it’s already a bestseller in pre-sales. With good reason—Rubin’s findings are practical and never preachy, and hers is the rare self-help tome that doesn’t feel shameful to read. Come on, get happy.

 

Prasa o THE HAPPINESS PROJECT

"The Happiness Project is chock-full of information and good suggestions for most anyone. Rubin doesn't pretend to preach to any of us on the subject of happiness... According to one study that Rubin cites...happiness is 50 percent genetic anyway, another 10-20 percent resulting from circumstances. This means that the remaining 30-40 percent is yours to maximize. ReadingThe Happiness Project is a great start." – About.com Contemporary Lit Column

 

"I think it's a clever project and might be needed in these tough economic times with so much negative information coming at us." – Austin Statesman

 

"For those who generally loathe the self-help genre, Rubin's book is a breath of peppermint-scented air. Well-researched and sharply written, she sprinkles her text with observations on happiness from Aristotle and Plutarch, Samuel Johnson and Martin Seligman, The Dalai Lama and Oprah." – Cleveland Plain Dealer

“The Happiness Project is the quintessential guide for anyone in need of finding the right balance in life. From helpful tips to encouraging words, Gretchen Rubin has truly found the yellow brick road to happiness." – Fresh Fiction

 

"Packed with fascinating facts about the science of happiness and rich examples of how she improves her life through changes small and big The Happiness Project made me happier by just reading it." – Bookpage

 

"I was certainly inspired by her happiness project and I am planning on starting my own in January 2010...I'd definitely recommend this book" – from Goodreads.com

"But the most engaging part of her very engaging, readble and useful book is Rubin's awareness of her flaws, of how hard it is to become better. Yet that doesn't stop her, and in the end, she really is a happier person (as are those around her)." – Wall Street Journal Smart Money

“Before I even finished the book, I had already preordered multiple copies." – Christian Science Monitor

 

"Perhaps the most enjoyable book on happiness I've yet read... I think [it's] worth reading for the pure entertainment factor. I was sucked into the narrative and wound up reading it much more like a novel...a very enjoyable read." – The Simple Dollar

"I was blown away by how much we do have in common, and I was moved by the sympathetic and vulnerable parts of her story." – Beliefnet

 

“The Happiness Project can give you the tools to find lasting fulfillment.” – Psychology Today

 

Link do autora: http://www.gretchenrubin.com/

Autor: Gretchen Rubin

Data dodania: 2010-01-21