Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

Authors

Arthur C. Brooks
Oprah Winfrey

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Description

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier is an examination of philosophical advice and research-based strategies for navigating life’s challenges. Situated within the field of happiness studies, the book considers such areas as happiness, well-being, purpose, faith, and relationships. Authors Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey include examples from individuals’ lives and careers, including their own, to demonstrate how philosophy and the findings from happiness research can be applied to readers’ lives. For students, the book provides the chance to reflect on their own goals and happiness as well as the chance to examine the roles that research and philosophy play in helping humans understand themselves and others.

Publication Date

9-12-2023

Comments

Link to research resource guide for Build the Life You Want, compiled by UM Libraries.

The download files is not the book itself, but instead is:

Classroom resource guide created by EDHE, Library, and Writing and Rhetoric Faculty and Staff

Accessibility Status

Searchable text

Recommended Citation

Brooks, Arthur C. and Winfrey, Oprah, "Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier" (2023). Common Reading Experience. 14.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umreads/14