03879cam a2200781 4500 434630309 TxAuBib 20200703120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307907820 0307907821 B008LMD56A Amazon ddbc7659-d9e0-4df8-8254-91e641ee219d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 218476 993372 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Malouf, David, 1934- The Happy Life [Bridges eBook] : The Search for Contentment in the Modern World. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2053kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. short stories collections. short story collections. behavioral psychology. short story anthology. mental health books. Social Psychology. gifts for readers. book lovers gifts. philosophy books. psychology books. book lover gifts. long story short. psychology book. consciousness. mental health. essay writing. Short Stories. anthropology. human nature. Spirituality. book lovers. philosophy. psychology. Leadership. book lover. book gifts. spiritual. self help. Sociology. behavior. culture. Nature. ethics. Essays. social. Aging. essay. HTML:<p>;-) By Australia's greatest contemporary author, an elegant, succinct meditation on what makes for a happy life.<br /> <br /> "Happiness surely is among the simplest of human emotions and the most spontaneous," says David Malouf. But what exactly are we looking for when we chase happiness? At this particular moment in history, privileged, industrialized nations have lessened much of what makes us unhappy: widespread poverty, illness, famine. Yet we are still unfulfilled, turning increasingly to yoga, church, Match.com, drugs, clinical therapy and retail therapy. What is at the root of our collective stress, and how can we find our way to contentment?<br /> <br /> Drawing on mythology, philosophy, art and literature, Malouf traces our conception of happiness throughout history, distilling centuries of thought into a lucid narrative. He discusses the creation myths of ancient Greece and the philosophical schools of Athens, analyzes Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary declaration that "the pursuit of happiness" is a right, explores the celebration of sensual delight in Rembrandt and Rubens and offers a perceptive take on a modern society growing larger and more impersonal.<br /> <br /> With wisdom and insight, Malouf investigates that simplest, most spontaneous of feelings and urges us to do the same.</p>. Philosophy. Psychology. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-09-02 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DDBC7659-D9E0-4DF8-8254-91E641EE219D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DDBC7659-D9E0-4DF8-8254-91E641EE219D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DDBC7659-D9E0-4DF8-8254-91E641EE219D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)