Best Happiness Books #InternationalDayOfHappiness

Today is International Day of Happiness. What a great day to search and find all the best book on the topic of happiness! Here you can find the 20 Best Happiness Books in the World.

This list is created from the books on GoodReads tagged with “happiness”, sorted using an algorithm that favors number of reviews, average rating, and recent availability.

Nr Title – Author Year Amazon
1 The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at WorkShawn Achor 2010
2 Before Happiness: How Creating a Positive Reality First Amplifies Your Levels of Happiness and SuccessShawn Achor 2013
3 The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You AreBrené Brown 2010
4 The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive ThinkingOliver Burkeman 2012
5 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually WorksDan Harris 2014
6 The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient WisdomJonathan Haidt 2005
7 Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and PurposeTony Hsieh 2010
8 Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and WisdomRick Hanson, Richard Mendius, Daniel J. Siegel 2009
9 Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and ConfidenceRick Hanson 2013
10 The Art of HappinessDalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler 1998
11 The Myths of HappinessSonja Lyubomirsky 2013
12 Man’s Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl 1959
13 The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You WantSonja Lyubomirsky 2007
14 The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the WorldEric Weiner 2008
15 Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-BeingMartin E.P. Seligman 2011
16 Happier at Home: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Cram My Day with What I Love, Hold More Tightly, Embrace Here, and Remember NowGretchen Rubin 2012
17 Flow: The Psychology of Optimal ExperienceMihaly Csikszentmihalyi 1991
18 Stumbling on HappinessDaniel Gilbert 2006
19 Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting FulfillmentMartin E.P. Seligman 2002
20 The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More FunGretchen Rubin 2009

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