In Search of Happiness

Understanding an Endangered State of Mind

De: John F. Schumaker

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Tracing the history of happiness from its prehistoric origins to its current super-commercialized form in an age of mass consumerism and epidemic depression, "In Search of Happiness" constructs a new definition of this overused and poorly understood term. The result is a deep, startling, and ultimately inspiring and highly readable blueprint for seeking and finding genuine happiness, both as individuals and as a society. ABOUT THE AUTHOR John F. Schumaker is a retired clinical psychologist, academic, author, and social critic living in Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand. In addition to "In Search of Happiness: Understanding an Endangered State of Mind," his self-authored books are "The Age of Insanity" (Praeger), "The Corruption of Reality" (Prometheus), and "Wings of Illusion" (Prometheus). His edited books include "Religion and Mental Health" (Oxford University Press), "Human Suggestibility" (Routledge), "Cultural Cognition and Psychopathology" (Praeger), "Psychology and the Developing World" (Praeger), and "Motivation and Culture" (Routledge). His essays for The New Internationalist magazine include “The Demoralized Mind,” “The Happiness Conspiracy,” “The Triumph of Triviality,” “Dying for the Things We Love,” "In Greed We Trust," “Dead Zone,” "Earth Warrior," and “Starstruck.” TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Chapter One: Dying To Be Happy Chapter Two: Natural Happiness Chapter three: Prehistoric Happiness Chapter Four: The Fall Chapter five: The Golden Cage Chapter Six: The New Trinity Chapter Seven: Happiness For Dummies Chapter Eight: The Happiness Conspiracy Chapter Nine: In Greed We Trust Chapter Ten: The Paradox of Narcissism Chapter Eleven: Lost In The Mirror Chapter Twelve: The Failure of Success Chapter Thirteen: Killing The Things We Love Chapter Fourteen: Happy Societies Chapter Fifteen: The Ladakhi Formula Chapter Sixteen: The Happiness Triangle