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The Conquest of Happiness

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W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 191 pages
"My purpose is to suggest a cure for the ordinary day-to-day unhappiness from which most people in civilized countries suffer, and which is all the more unbearable because, having no obvious external cause, appears inescapable."
  

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User Review  - Caroline Friedman Levy - Goodreads

A soothing, Emersonian book filled with Russell's wisdom on "the happy man", pushing one towards impulsivity, friendliness, big-heartedness. To the young writer, "Give up trying to write, and, instead ... Read full review

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User Review  - Kate - Goodreads

I read it because I'm into happiness books these days, but this one felt curiously dated (it came out in 1930). Its traditional philosophical approach and voice just isn't my thing. However, if you ... Read full review

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Contents

Preface
11
Is Happiness Still Possible?
113
Zest
124
Affection
137
The Family
145
Work
162
Impersonal Interests
170
Effort and Resignation
178
The Happy Man
186
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About the author (1996)

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was born in England and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. His long career established him as one of the most influential philosophers, mathematicians, and social reformers of the twentieth century.

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