Happiness : a guide to developing life's most important skill (Record no. 99179)
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| fixed length control field | 01594nam a2200169Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-1843545583 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.3434 RIC |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ricard, Matthieu. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Happiness : a guide to developing life's most important skill |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Atlantic Books |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv,281p |
| Other physical details | 20 cm ; Pbk |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Rs.399/- |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction 3<br/>Talking About Happiness 17<br/>Is Happiness the Purpose of Life? 26<br/>A Two-Way Mirror: Looking Within, Looking Without 33<br/>False Friends 40<br/>Is Happiness Possible? 49<br/>The Alchemy of Suffering 59<br/>The Veils of the Ego 80<br/>When Our Thoughts Become Our Worst Enemies 97<br/>The River of Emotion 108<br/>Disturbing Emotions: The Remedies 120<br/>Desire 137<br/>Hatred 146<br/>Envy 157<br/>The Great Leap to Freedom 160<br/>A Sociology of Happiness 169<br/>Happiness in the Lab 186<br/>Happiness and Altruism: Does Happiness Make Us Kind or Does Being Kind Make Us Happy? 202<br/>Happiness and Humility 211<br/>Optimism, Pessimism, and Naivete 215<br/>Golden Time, Leaden Time, Wasted Time 227<br/>One with the Flow of Time 233<br/>Ethics as the Science of Happiness 239<br/>Happiness in the Presence of Death 253<br/>A Path 258<br/>Acknowledgments 267<br/>Notes 269 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | <br/>Matthieu Ricard shows us that happiness is not just an emotion, but a skill that can be developed. His step-by-step guide contains 20-minute exercises to train the mind to recognise and pursue happiness. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Religion |
| -- | Happiness--Religious aspects--Buddhism |
| -- | Meditation--Buddhism |
| -- | Happiness |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| GSB Collection | 20/11/2015 | 737 /2011-12 08/11/2011 | 399.00 | 2 | 294.3434 RIC | 40819 | 04/10/2013 | 16/09/2013 | 22/06/2019 | Books |