What is human happiness & how can we promote it? These questions are central to human existence & Happiness Explained draws on scientific research from economics, psychology, & philosophy, as well as a range of other disciplines, to outline a new paradigm in which human flourishing plays a central role in the assessment of national & global progress. It shows why the traditional national income approach is limited as a measure of human wellbeing & demonstrates how the contributors to happiness, wellbeing, & quality of life can be measured & understood across the human life course. Discussing wide-ranging aspects, from parenting, decent employment, friendship, education, & health in old age, through to money, autonomy, & fairness, as well as personal strategies & governmental polices used in the pursuit of happiness, it offers a science-based understanding of human flourishing. Written by an economist involved in helping governmental organisations move `beyond GDP`, Happiness Explained shows how a wide range of factors that contribute to better & happier lives & how, together, they provide a new blueprint for the assessment of progress in terms of personal wellbeing. ...

` Loved this book. Funny, quirky, unexpected` Jojo Moyes` Very clever & great fun` Kate Eberlen` Bridget Jones` diary for the digital age` Daily Record Happiness for Humans is a joyful, romantic & very funny story, perfect for readers who loved The Rosie Project & Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Don`t tell anyone, but Jen is one of my favourite people. (Machines aren`t supposed to have favourites. Don`t ask me how this has happened.) Jen is sad. Aiden wants her to be happy. Simple? Except that Jen is a thirty-something woman whose boyfriend has just left her & Aiden is a very complicated, very expensive piece of software. Aiden knows Jen inside out. With access to all her devices, he knows her most played song, can find her favourite photos & single out the insta-quotes which most inspire her. Based on observations & unique algorithms, he has calculated that Jen should find a new man to achieve optimum wellbeing. & with the whole of the internet at his disposal, he doesn`t have to look far to find a perfect specimen & engineer a meeting. Except Jen seems to be remarkably unwilling to fall in line with Aiden`s flawless plan. Can a very artificially intelligent machine discover emotional intelligence in time to fix Jen`s life? & find out what exactly makes human beings happy?` This is Jane Austen`s Emma for the digital age`
- Keith Stuart, bestselling author of A Boy made from Blocks` So funny, clever & timely. I loved it`
- Martha Kearney` This clever novel will appeal to David Nicholls fans. It`s witty & great fun`
- Daily Mail` This funny, madcap romp for the digital-age, featuring believably flawed characters (not all human), deserves to be a hit... like David Nicholls` One Day or Graeme Simsion`s The Rosie Project, it should appeal to male & female readers.` The most charming book I`ve read in ages`
- Image magazine` You`ll love this quirky, brilliantly funny love story... If you use Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant, prepare to have your heart warmed
- & be a little bit scared!`
- Fabulous magazine` This screwball comedy is touching & hilarious`
- Sunday Mirror` One of the most uplifting & romantic novels I`ve read in a long time`
- Sarra Manning, Red magazine` Funny & clever`
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Happiness is Possible tells the story of a writer late delivering his novel, unable to write anything uplifting since his wife walked out. All he can produce is notes about the happiness of others. But something draws him into the Moscow lives around him, bringing together lonely neighbours, restoring lost love, & helping out with building renovations. & happiness seems determined to catch up with him as well - ...

In this debut collection, Chinelo Okparanta introduces us to families burdened equally by the past & the future. Here, we meet a childless couple with very different desires; a college professor comforting a troubled student; a mother seeking refuge from an abusive husband; an embittered spinster recalling the loss of a dear childhood friend; & a young woman waiting to join her lover abroad. High expectations
- whether of success in Nigeria, or the dream of opportunity & accomplishment in America
- consume them. In language that is both raw & elegant, Happiness, Like Water heralds the arrival of a fearless & sensitive literary voice.

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Lonely Planet`s ” Happy
- Secrets to Happiness from the Cultures of the World” Mini Edition, aims to show you how & where you
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For decades Denmark has ranked at the top of the world`s happiness surveys. 5.6 million Danes live in a country that is dark & cold nine months of the year & where income taxes are at almost 60 percent but remain content. At a time when the Western world is focused on unemployment woes, government overreach & anti-taxation lobbies, our Danish counterparts seem to breathe a healthier & fresher air. Interweaving anecdotes & research, Malene Rydahl explores how the values of trust, education & a healthy work-life balance with purpose contribute to a ”happy” population. From eye-opening stories about open-air vegetable stands to babies safely left unattended while parents have coffee, to generous paternity leave policies, Rydahl provides tips that we can all apply to our daily lives regardless of where we live. ...

A group of musicians are travelling to a cafe for a surprise celebration. Press the buttons to hear them play their instruments... & join in with the band to wish one very special little otter a very Happy Birthday! With a flute, guitar, violin & piano, plus a rousing `big band` chorus & a splendid light-up birthday cake ending, this delightful little book makes the perfect birthday gift. ...

Lily & Blue Kangaroo
- a friendship forever! It`s a double birthday celebration in this heartwarming story featuring Lily & her
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Happy City is the story of how the solutions to this century`s problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. This is going to be the century of the city. But what actually makes a good city? Why are some cities a joy to live in? As Charles Montgomery reveals, it`s not how much money your neighbours earn, or how pleasant the climate is that makes the most difference. Journeying to dozens of cities
- from Atlanta to Bogota to Vancouver
- he talks to the new champions of the happy city to explore the urban innovations already transforming people`s lives. He meets the visionary Colombian mayor who turned some of the world`s most dangerous roads into an urban cycling haven; the Danish architect who brought the lessons of medieval Tuscan towns to modern-day Copenhagen; & the New York City transport commissioner who turned the gridlock of Times Square into a place to lounge in the sun. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, & from the fascinating realm of urban experimentation, Happy City offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives & shows that simple changes can make all the difference. ” Do we live in neighbourhoods that make us happy? Montgomery encourages us to ask without embarrassment, & to think intelligently about the answer”. (The New York Times Book Review). ” Excellent... Montgomery believes in the importance of smart town planning & Happy City is a compendium of its major ideas”. (Will Dean, Independent). Charles Montgomery is a journalist & urban experimentalist from Vancouver, Canada. His writings on urban planning, psychology, culture, & history have appeared in magazines & journals on three continents. He is the author of one previous book, & was an original member of the BMW Guggenheim Lab.

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This book offers a fresh take on the Victorian notion of expressing oneself with the symbolic language of flowers. Happy Day features bright, cheery flowers with uplifting sentiments. Each spread features a flower that ”flips up” from the page, a brief description of the flower`s meaning, & its special message for the recipient. When all of the blossoms are popped up, the book can be displayed on a desk just like a vase of flowers. ...