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Autore |
Nettle Daniel |
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Titolo |
Happiness [[electronic resource] ] : the science behind your smile / / Daniel Nettle |
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Oxford, UK ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-75268-8 |
0-19-156671-3 |
1-4294-3075-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Happiness |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references(p. 198-212). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Comfort and joy -- Bread and circuses -- Love and work -- Worriers and enthusiasts -- Wanting and liking -- Panaceas and placebos -- A design for living. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The pursuit of happiness has been recognized by everyone from poets to politicians as what makes the world go round. The world's largest and fastest-growing industries - alcohol, pharmaceuticals, mind altering drugs, self-help books, counselling, travel and tourism - all profit heavily from our intent to become completely happy with our lives. This is the first book to comprehensively address the most basic of human desires. - ;Everybody wants it. But what exactly is happiness?. The pursuit of happiness has been recognized by everyone from poets to politicians as what makes the world go round. |
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