The Pursuit of Happiness: Discovering the Pathway to Fulfillment, Well-Being, and Enduring Personal Joy - Softcover

Myers, David G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380715228 ISBN 13: 9780380715220

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1993

Synopsis

Social psychologist David G. Myers has reviewed thousands of recent scientific studies conducted worldwide in search of the key to happiness. With wit and wisdom, he explodes some of the popular myths on the subject and presents specific techniques for finding true joy in living:

• Are most people happy?
• What are the inner traits of happy people?
• Are extroverts happier than introverts?
• Are men happier than women?
• Does religious faith promote inner peace and joy?
• Does well-being come with being well-off?
• Are happy children more likely to become happy adults?
• What part do friends play in personal happiness?
• Is age a factor in feeling happy?
• What can you do to improve your own sense of well-being?
  and much more

About this title

About the Author:

David G. Myers, the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Michigan's Hope College, is the author of fifteen books, and articles in dozens of periodicals, from Science and Scientific American to The Christian Century and Christianity Today. He serves on the National Marriage Project advisory board. Myers has been married for forty-two years and is the father of three adult children.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0380715228
• ISBN 13: 9780380715220
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336