A Private History Of Happiness: Ninety-Nine Moments of Joy from Around the World - Hardcover

George Myerson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781854823 ISBN 13: 9781781854822

Publisher: Hay House Publishing

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*A Private History of Happiness* offers a fresh look at happiness that belonged to particular days as they were lived by real people—across many centuries and from around the world—and shows how these women and men experienced their varied moments of joy. From many written sources, notably personal diaries, letters, memoirs, and other life records, it presents a selection of ninety-nine vivid moments that really were happy. Each passage, each voice is different, full of a particular life with all its lights and shadows, and we are invited by these individuals to share what was specific to their joyful experiences—a place, a time, a relationship.
The ninety-nine moments of happiness are arranged by themes—Morning, Friendship, Garden, Family, Leisure, Nature, Food and Drink, Well-Being, Creativity, Love, and Evening—and each is followed by a brief description and commentary that encourages further reflection and exploration. The passages come from writers in North America and Europe, as well as in China and Japan, North Africa and India, and they remind us of the universal side of our being and our common capability of happiness.
Instead of advocating the latest guide or formula to achieve happiness, *A Private History of Happiness* presents a wider perspective on everyday moments of joy in different times and cultures—and invites us to discover the happiness in our own lives that can be found right here and now.

About the Author:

George Myerson has written a number of books on ancient and contemporary culture, modern thought, and the philosophy of everyday life. He holds a PhD in English from Cambridge and was a Lecturer and Reader at King's College London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hay House Publishing
• ISBN 10: 1781854823
• ISBN 13: 9781781854822
• Binding: Hardcover