The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom67 reviews Jonathan Haidt Basic Books, 2005 A Great Foundation for Understanding Happiness + A very good hypothesis + So that explains it! + The Psychology of Human Happiness             Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification8 reviews Christopher Peterson, Martin Seligman Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 A positive, worthwhile, and encouraging model for a vital question + A beginning and end point in one + Thorough and thoughtful + A "must have" + To make us better and happier             Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment75 reviews Martin Seligman Free Press, 2004 This is a keeper! + Test your happiness levels and learn a bit about others' results + On-target wisdom for our time + The original book on happiness is worth a read + Not even one half complaint.             Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life71 reviews Martin Seligman Free Press, 1998 Optimism Wins + Important Book + Changed my life + Like the light bulb in the joke... + shows people can improve their attitudes             What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement Learning to Accept ...25 reviews Martin E. Seligman Ballantine Books, 1995 Wise and Stimulating + Matter of Depth + Good one, but...... + A learned treatise on psychological problems             Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development17 reviews George E. Vaillant Little, Brown and Company, 2003 Very Good + Well worth reading, especially for readers in their 30s and 40s + Really good read... + Great Study ...             The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less98 reviews Barry Schwartz Harper Perennial, 2005 Provides an interesting look at how too much choice has a negative impact on well-being + A Must-Read Manual for Those Suffering from Mall Malaise + Insightful, Never Boring + Choices: how to think about it and avoid the pitfalls of too many options             Exuberance: The Passion for Life22 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Knopf, 2004 Outward and Upward + A must read . . . . + She did it again! + Passion is for LIfe + Get on with it!             Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (Masterminds Series)42 reviews Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Basic Books, 1998 A Great Read for Anyone + When you have your fastball working + Great intro + An interesting work of social science             Now, Discover Your Strengths327 reviews Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Free Press, 2001 The good and the bad + Strengths review The book is very interesting and very effective. The internet test is very accurate. Nevertheless each strength profile should be discussed more in depth. Let's say you get an idea of who you are but you would like to get more of it. Anyway, the price is worth the stuff you find in the book!             The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles21 reviews Karen Reivich, Andrew Shatte Broadway, 2003 Exactly right + Exploration of Resilience Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy + Extremely insightful book + Extremely Practical Positive Psychology + Amazing and Encouraging             The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom67 reviews Jonathan Haidt Basic Books, 2005 A Great Foundation for Understanding Happiness + A very good hypothesis + So that explains it! + The Psychology of Human Happiness             The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less98 reviews Barry Schwartz Harper Perennial, 2005 Provides an interesting look at how too much choice has a negative impact on well-being + A Must-Read Manual for Those Suffering from Mall Malaise + Insightful, Never Boring + Choices: how to think about it and avoid the pitfalls of too many options             Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (Masterminds Series)42 reviews Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Basic Books, 1998 A Great Read for Anyone + When you have your fastball working + Great intro + An interesting work of social science             Exuberance: The Passion for Life22 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Knopf, 2004 Outward and Upward + A must read . . . . + She did it again! + Passion is for LIfe + Get on with it!             Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development17 reviews George E. Vaillant Little, Brown and Company, 2003 Very Good + Well worth reading, especially for readers in their 30s and 40s + Really good read... + Great Study ...             Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life71 reviews Martin Seligman Free Press, 1998 Optimism Wins + Important Book + Changed my life + Like the light bulb in the joke... + shows people can improve their attitudes             Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment75 reviews Martin Seligman Free Press, 2004 This is a keeper! + Test your happiness levels and learn a bit about others' results + On-target wisdom for our time + The original book on happiness is worth a read + Not even one half complaint.             Now, Discover Your Strengths327 reviews Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Free Press, 2001 The good and the bad + Strengths review The book is very interesting and very effective. The internet test is very accurate. Nevertheless each strength profile should be discussed more in depth. Let's say you get an idea of who you are but you would like to get more of it. Anyway, the price is worth the stuff you find in the book!             What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement Learning to Accept ...25 reviews Martin E. Seligman Ballantine Books, 1995 Wise and Stimulating + Matter of Depth + Good one, but...... + A learned treatise on psychological problems