When circumstances bring the girls together over the course of a semester, they surprise everyone (especially themselves) by realizing that they might have more in common than they ever imagined.

The Happines Written by another psychology teacher, this book is the first one written by Jonathan Haidt that’s available for a general audience. This book is particularly interesting in that it draws inspiration from both science and philosophy. This novel follows the four members of a classical string quartet as they navigate success and failure, fame, competition, personal drama, love, and family. It’s a wonderful look into the life of classical musicians, but mostly it’s about four friends and how their relationships to each other and themselves change as they age. The Gods of Tango by Carolina de RobertisIn 1913, a young Italian immigrant arrives alone in Buenos Aries, expecting to be married. When they discover their new husband has been killed, they don men’s clothing and join a group of tango musicians, where they find unexpected companionship and family. Steeped in the rhythm of tango and the vibrant messiness of immigrant communities in Buenos Aries, this is a story of self-discovery, often full of heartbreak, that is sometimes physically painful to read. But if you let it, it will lead you out into the light at the end, leaving you feeling reborn. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey The Happiness Project’ has been described as relatable and funny, and that it provides motivation to focus on, and work on, goals. It shares a very personal and honest story.

Of course, it’s not easy. As Niequist explains, the change requires courage, simplifying your life, and saying no to a lot of things. But through this book, the process can help you get in touch with your own self and mitigate these tendencies from your life, too. On ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.” One sees clearly with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. This classic reminds us what is important in life. It’s a children’s book but its lessons are valid for adults too. We often need to be reminded what really matters. After all, all adults were once children. 9. The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan Whilst we rarely question these truisms, most of us hold onto the idea that we will feel truly happy when we earn more money, or find love, or discover success. ‘ The Happiness Hypothesis’ examines traditional wisdom by looking to modern science.

What would a feel-good roundup be without our girl Willowdean? You already know how we feel about this high-heeled revolutionary, and if you haven’t watched the *epic* Netflix adaptation yet… well, what are you waiting for?? She has written on a broad range of topics, including biographies of Sir Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy. Rubin is a graduate of Yale Law School. More than ever, I'm turning to books as a place to get away from real life for a while at the moment. Grabbing my book and knowing I can escape what's going on in the real world for an hour or so has been sanity-saving. In this easy-to-read self-help book, he provides practical and empowering methods to happiness in the form of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). In fact, ACT has been adopted as an approach to psychotherapy and has been getting plenty of research done on its effectiveness.

Sometimes, you need a little break from the heavy stuff. Whether it’s a hardcore fantasy featuring warring factions or a hard-hitting contemporary about the state of society, we get it. We’re obsessed with them, too. But we also love a little lightheartedness, for when what you really need is a smile, a laugh, or that particular feeling of butterflies that only the cutest of love stories can give you. From hilarious hijinks like The Disasters, to sweet, heartwarming goodness like This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story, this list has a book to fulfill every one of your happy needs. The thing is, we often don’t question those truisms and we cling to those things among other ways of thinking. Examples are when we will feel truly happy if we earn more money, find our true love, or achieve some kind of big success. This book looks at all of this traditional wisdom and adds modern science to it in a unique way.The take-home message from ‘ Happiness is an Inside Job’ is that, in reality, we all share this journey – life – that, deep down we all seek to console and love one another and, finally, that the best way to live is to live happily. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, Cheryl Strayed would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State — and she would do it alone after the death of her mother. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.”