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Happiness Resources

Tal Ben-Shahar, HAPPIER (McGraw-Hill)

Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-Shahar is based on his popluar Harvard class, "Positive Psychology", where he teaches that happiness isn't as elusive a concept as people think, and can actually be learned.

Richard Leider, SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR (Berrett-Koehler Pulishers, Inc.)

Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life offers insightful ways of thinking and being that help us find meaning and purpose in the second half of life. Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.

Suzanne Braun Levine, FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY (Viking Adult)

Suzanne Braun Levine, Fifty is the New Fifty: 10 Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood to maximize creativity and happiness in the second half of life. From Viking Adult.

Tal Ben-Shahar, PURSUIT OF PERFECT (McGraw-Hill)

In The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life, Tal Ben-Shahar offers an optimal way of thinking about failure and success―and the very way we live. From The McGraw-Hill Companies.

Dr. Robert Schwalbe, SIXTY, SEXY AND SUCCESSFUL (Praeger Publishing)

Dr. Robert Schwalbe’s book, Sixty, Sexy, and Successful: A Guide for Aging Male Baby Boomers, offers a straight-talking guide for men reaching 60 and beyond—and those who love them—to assure the decades to come are among the most rewarding of their lives. Published by Praeger.