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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (5 April 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0099478897
ISBN-13: 978-0099478898
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.4 cm

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and important, 15 Jan 2007

By	Peter Jackson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science (Hardcover)

This was my best non-fiction book of 2006. Haidt is an academic of genuine flair. In the Happiness Hypothesis he has produced for the general reader a synthesis of robust thinking and research around happiness. It is expressed in an accessible style, using some very simple metaphors to hold the reader's attention on key themes, as the author reviews the best of the philosophy, psychology and neurology of happiness.

To put it another way, this was accessible enough to read in bed, and robust enough to fill over 24 pages of references.

My only caveat, I thought the subtitle - 'Putting ancient wisdom and philosophy to the test of modern science' - did not get to the heart of the book. This makes it sound like a series of tests of famous aphorisms. In face, Haidt is primarily interested in evidence, but uses literary and philosophical sources to illustrate and enliven his science; to ask questions of it, and to keep an open mind. But then I think that's just good science.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Genuine insight, 20 Aug 2007

By	M. J. Mooney "villafan82" (Leeds, West Yorkshire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This, in many ways, is the "self-help" book for people who don't read self-help books.

Its conclusions probably won't surprise anyone - the way to find happiness is mostly just what Socrates, Jesus, Buddha et al suggested - be nice to people, do a job that satisfies you, stop chasing after material wealth, etc.

All of which might lead you to think there's no point in reading it. But there is. Haidt is that rare beast, a serious academic who can write engagingly for the general (educated) readership. Somehow, seeing his synthesis of many, many areas of psychological research creates a real feeling of enlightenment, and I would be very surprised indeed at anyone who didn't find some serious "food for thought" within its pages.

Did reading it make me happier? Well, this is where I'm supposed to say "Well, no, but...", but - to my own surprise - the answer is actually "yes"! Just a little, but enough to justify making the book a "keeper".

Read it, and think about the way you live. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the happy traveller , 30 Nov 2006

By	Jonathan C. Shipton "shippo" (Carmarthenshire Wales) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is a very readable humane book. It is both funny and insightful. I finish almost every chapter thinking yes that makes perfect sense. He expresses what we already know in our hearts about happiness; money doesn't do it,material goods don't do it for longer than five minutes. What makes us happy is a combination of genes, upbringing and lifestyle. Happiness is a journey not a destination.

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