{"product_id":"a-course-in-happiness-mardi-horowitz-9781585427802","title":"A Course in Happiness: Mastering the 3 Levels of Self-Understanding That Lead to True and Lasting Contentment","description":"\u003cb\u003e \"Wise counsel from one of America's most respected psychiatrists.\" -Irvin Yalom, author of \u003ci\u003eStaring at the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen Nietzsche Wept\u003c\/i\u003e, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For many, getting in touch with that elusive thing called \"happiness\" is rarely simple--and achieving any kind of lasting happiness can feel like an insur­mountable challenge. Perhaps what we need is an education on the subject . . . \u003ci\u003eA Course in Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e. In this book, Mardi Horowitz draws on more than forty years of experience as a practicing psychiatrist to provide readers with just this. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e According to Dr. Horowitz, happiness is essentially a by-product of self-knowledge; in order to be happy, we need to understand who we truly are. In \u003ci\u003eA Course in Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, he details a deeply rewarding course in mastering the three levels of self-understanding that underlie happiness: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntegration\u003c\/b\u003e the ability to assemble all the pieces of one's self into a whole, complete, understood, and respected \"me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntimacy\u003c\/b\u003e the capacity to remain closely connected to the warmth of relationships with family, friends, colleagues, and others in a social community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntegrity\u003c\/b\u003e the insight to know which of one's values are most dear and which are lower in priority--and then to be true to what is the most important, even in the midst of conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Course in Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e offers a road map for achieving genuine and lasting contentment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mardi Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585427802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585427802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.58w x 0.78d","brand":"Mardi Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579802861823,"sku":"9781585427802","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24df61ac-395c-4d8a-97ff-7bf088ee64a7.jpg?v=1763876756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-course-in-happiness-mardi-horowitz-9781585427802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}