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PublisherFree Press

ISBN-100743222970

ISBN-139780743222976

eBay Product ID (ePID)2026722

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Book TitleAuthentic Happiness : Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicPersonal Growth / Happiness, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Motivational & Inspirational, Emotions

GenreSelf-Help, Psychology

AuthorMartin Seligman, Martin E. P. Seligman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight16.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-069288

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsKay Redfield Jamisonauthor ofAn Unquiet MindAuthentic Happinessis an excellent book about emotions that are vital, positive, and lend great strength to our lives. Martin Seligman, a pioneer in the field of positive emotions, has written a book that will make a real difference to many people., Mary Pipherauthor ofReviving OpheliaSeligman takes the best, most recent science in psychology and applies it to our oldest, most basic human questions -- how can we be happy? And how can we be good? His book is ground-breaking, heart-lifting and, most importantly, deeply useful. With pun intended, I'm optimistic about its success., Diane Ackermanauthor ofA Natural History of the SensesThe Constitution may guarantee the right to pursue happiness, but it doesn't offer clear paths to follow through the wilderness. Seligman does. By turns smart, funny, irreverent, and insightful, he is the perfect guide, someone who can make such a difference in life, and lives. A world hungry for happiness will love his new book., Jonathan KellermanMartin Seligman is one of the most original thinkers the social sciences have produced in our century. Authentic Happiness is a fascinating, compelling look at a body of ground-breaking research. An important book., Jonathan KellermanMartin Seligman is one of the most original thinkers the social sciences have produced in our century.Authentic Happinessis a fascinating, compelling look at a body of ground-breaking research. An important book., Dr. Stephen R. Coveyauthor ofThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleAn amazing book! Absolutely full of practical wisdom and its authentic sources. What depth of understanding! Seligman affirms our power of choice with a perspective on old and new psychology I found compelling and fascinating. This book will help restore the Character Ethic.

Dewey Decimal158

SynopsisOver a decade ago, Martin Seligman charted a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Now, in his most stimulating and persuasive book to date, the bestselling author ofLearned Optimismintroduces the revolutionary, scientifically based idea of "Positive Psychology." Positive Psychology focuses on strengths rather than weaknesses, asserting that happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Seligman teaches readers that happiness can be cultivated by identifying and using many of the strengths and traits that they already possess -- including kindness, originality, humor, optimism, and generosity. By frequently calling upon their "signature strengths" in all the crucial realms of life, readers will not only develop natural buffers against misfortune and the experience of negative emotion, they will move their lives up to a new, more positive plane.Drawing on groundbreaking psychological research, Seligman shows how Positive Psychology is shifting the profession's paradigm away from its narrow-minded focus on pathology, victimology, and mental illness to positive emotion, virtue and strength, and positive institutions. Our signature strengths can be nurtured throughout our lives, with benefits to our health, relationships, and careers.Seligman provides the Signature Strengths Survey along with a variety of brief tests that can be used to measure how much positive emotion readers experience, in order to help determine what their highest strengths are. The life-changing lesson of Authentic Happiness is that by identifying the very best in ourselves, we can improve the world around us and achieve new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment, gratification, and meaning.

LC Classification NumberBF575.H27S45 2002