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by: Daniel Gilbert See Larger Image Used Price: $7.63 Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780007183135 Format: Import ISBN: 0007183135 Label: HarperPerennial Manufacturer: HarperPerennial Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: HarperPerennial Sales Rank: 5143041 Studio: HarperPerennial Related Items: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Happiness Is Reading This Amusing Book It's obvious that Mr. Gilbert had a blast writing about some of the quirky aspects of the brain's memory mechanics. I found the book's upbeat, child-like wonder to be quite infectious. As the author clearly states in the introduction, this is most certainly not a self-help book. But it does explain many of the brain's counterintuitive aspects and how our actions typically have the opposite results in our pursuit of happiness. Mr. Gilbert's argument is a wildly entertaining, comical and informative ... Read More Rating: - Stumbling on a Title I should have been warned off by the title of this book: Stumbling On Happiness. Not "Stumbling Upon Happiness" but "on" -- huh? Sounds like a bad thing -- like I'll fall down if I stumble on it. Without adequately first defining "happiness", the author stumbles headlong (literally) into an endless research-laden dissection of the human condition. In the end (p. 263), he finally admits: "There is no simple formula for finding happiness. But if our great big brains do ... Read More Rating: - Interesting read Very insightful interpretations into the human mind and its tendencies. I recommend this book for anybody with a curiosity of how we go about remembering and forecasting our lives. Rating: - happiness is like this Pop quiz: You have the choice between two futures, in one you win a three million dollar lotto, in the other you become a parapalegic. Which do you choose? Which will bring you more happiness after one year? If you are like everyone else (yes, everyone) then you picked the former alternative future and the data shows that you were correct in your pick. Just kidding. Actually, the data (and there are many studies) show that the future level of happiness between people who have suffered these two fates ... Read More Rating: - Find youself Good self-help book for those who have lost themselves, or feel they have lost touch with what makes them happy. see more Browse for similar items by category: Psychology & Counseling - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General Psychology & Counseling - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General AAS Self-Help - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General Self-Help - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General AAS Paperback