{"product_id":"2940169214956","title":"Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandom House presents the audiobook edition of \u003ci\u003eHappy\u003c\/i\u003e, written and read by Derren Brown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone says they want to be happy. But that's much more easily said than done. What does being happy actually mean? And how do you even know when you feel it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the millennia, philosophers have thought long and hard about happiness. They have defined it in many different ways and come up with myriad strategies for living the good life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on this vast body of work, in \u003ci\u003eHappy\u003c\/i\u003e, Derren Brown explores changing concepts of happiness amp;mdash; from the surprisingly modern wisdom of the Stoics and Epicureans in classical times right up until today, when the self-help industry has attempted to claim happiness as its own. He shows how many of self-help¿s suggested routes to happiness and success amp;mdash; such as positive thinking, self-belief and setting goals amp;mdash; can be disastrous to follow and, indeed, actually cause anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brilliant, candid and deeply entertaining audiobook exposes the flaws in these ways of thinking and in return poses challenging but stimulating questions about how we choose to live and the way we think about death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy\u003c\/i\u003e aims to reclaim happiness and to enable us to appreciate the good things in life, in all their transient glory. By taking control of the stories we tell ourselves, by remembering that `everything¿s fine¿ even when it might not feel that way, we can allow ourselves to flourish and to live more happily.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162320552176,"sku":"2940169214956","price":18.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169214956_p0.jpg?v=1763767726","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169214956","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}