| Description |
vi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Contents |
1. Comfort and joy -- 2. Bread and circuses -- 3. Love and work -- 4. Worriers and enthusiasts -- 5. Wanting and liking -- 6. Panaceas and placebos -- 7. A design for living |
| Summary |
"Daniel Nettle uses the results of the latest psychological studies to ask what makes people happy and unhappy, what happiness really is, and to examine our urge to achieve it. Along the way we look at brain systems, at mind-altering drugs, and how happiness is now marketed to us as a commodity. Nettle concludes that while it may be unrealistic to expect lasting happiness, our evolved tendency to seek happiness drives us to achieve much that is worthwhile in itself."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Happiness.
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Emotions.
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| LC no. |
2004030585 |
| ISBN |
0192805584 hardback |
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