{"product_id":"9781932043877","title":"How to Be Happy: People Ages Eleven to Ninety-two Reveal Their Secrets","description":"Impacted by parental divorce resulting in a very sad childhood, I discovered in my mid-thirties the need to strive for a happy life. After a painful divorce from my first husband, introspection, therapy and reading philosophers, I filled my life with happy people; those who were married and those who were single. I avoided association with those people who were cruel to others. I discovered that one can create happiness, rather than suffering, with pain. Keeping an optimistic attitude is vital at every age. Now I have had a happy forty-six years. \u003cp\u003eBecause of personal experience and reading books exploring which countries have the happiest people, I decided to document a few of the happy people in my life. I have taken nearly all the photographs of the people shown in this book. Most have written their own stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently, an editor of a magazine essay wrote that I was planning to publish a book about how to be happy featuring people and their things. I made a correction. The happy people in this book tell about their philosophies. Family and friendships are the important keys to lives of contentment. \u003cbr\u003e--Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains the stories of people from ages eleven to ninety-two and what makes them happy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penfield Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040264470768,"sku":"9781932043877","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932043877_p0.jpg?v=1763640889","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932043877","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}