Happiness Is: Unexpected Answers to Practical Questions in Curious Times

by Shawn Christopher Shea

Happiness is more of an attitude than a feeling, an idea examined through an exploration of the very nature of happiness, with the help of a vast array of famous thinkers, philosophers, and icons, from Albert Einstein to Oprah Winfrey. 100,000 first printing.

340 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read this for a book club from a support group I attended a couple of times after things went down with my little brother. The idea in reading the book was to help people cope with the Christmas season, which can be a depressing time for many of us. Unfortunately, I'm just not good at these kinds of books. The author's main premise is that we have a happiness matrix of interactions between biology, psychological mindset, relationships, environment, and spirituality. Happiness, in his definition, is an attitude of profound trust and a reassuring feeling of confidence that we can handle what life brings. He gives a bunch of little tips and rules to use the matrix interactions to your advantage. Didn't make me feel happy. What does make me feel happy is the trip I booked for Harry Potter World, leaving on Christmas day!

[Nicole Festa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book at a conference I went to the other day and cannot put it down. Not only was he an engaging speaker, but his style of writing is easy to follow and incorporates psychological, philisophical and personal stories and views. The stories are provided as practical examples for us to follow towards our own happiness. Really great read so far!

[Kevin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible. Dumb. Trite. Flippant. Unserious and unhelpful. You could write a better book about happiness given a week off and a Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations. Waste of time.