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THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGEThe Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Workby Shawn Achor

Based on the largest study on happiness and human potential ever conducted, Harvard lecturer Shawn Achor shares seven core

principles of positive psychology that individuals can use to become more effective, successful, and fulfilled in the workplace.

“Achor transports us to his virtual classroom, a journey along which we glean the seven secrets of happiness. The Happiness Advantage reveals the

most important discoveries coming out of modern psychology.” —rom brafman, bestselling co-author of sway anD clIck

“Achor bases his training on a burgeoning body of research on the positive psychology movement, which emphasizes instilling

resiliency and positive attitudes.” —Wall street Journal

Crown Business • HC • 978-0-307-59154-8 • 256pp. • $25.00/$28.95 Can. • Exam Copy: $12.50

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BEFORE HAPPINESS The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive ChangeCrown Business • HC • 978-0-7704-3673-5 • 272pp. $26.00/$30.00 Can. • Exam Copy: $13.00

HAPPINESS IS AN INSIDE JOBPracticing for a Joyful Lifeby Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D.

In more than three decades of practice and teaching, Sylvia Boorstein has discovered that the secret to happiness lies in

actively cultivating our connections with the world—with friends, family, colleagues, and even those we may not know well. She shows us how mindfulness, concentration, and effort—three elements of the Buddhist path to wisdom—can lead us away from anger, anxiety, and confusion, and into calmness, clarity, and the joy of living in the present.

“A wonderful book, heartwarming and wise, that conveys the essence of what the Buddha taught in the voice of a gifted

storyteller, teacher, friend, and compassionate human being.” —sharon salzberg, author of loVIngkIndness

Ballantine Books • TR • 978-0-345-48132-0 • 176pp. • $15.00/$17.00 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

QUIETThe Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

An ALA Notable Book Named a “Best Book” by Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal

Selected for Common Reading at Case Western Reserve University and Rice University

Passionately argued and impressively researched, Quiet shows how society undervalues introverts and how much society loses as a

result. Taking the reader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplace to Harvard Business School to an evangelical megachurch, Susan Cain charts the rise of the “Extrovert Ideal” in the twentieth century and explores its far-reaching effects—in schools, in the workplace, and in our relationships. She also draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience to reveal the surprising advantages of introversion.

“Quiet is a book of liberation from old ideas about the value of introverts. Cain’s intelligence, respect for research, and vibrant prose put Quiet in an elite class with the best books from Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, and other masters of

psychological non-fiction.” —teresa amabile, harvarD business school Professor anD coauthor of The progress prIncIple

Broadway • TR • 978-0-307-35215-6 • 368pp. • $16.00/$18.00 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

To view Cain’s TED talk, “The Power of Introverts,” go to: tinyurl.com/75fgpytStudy Guide Available

RAISING HAPPINESS10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parentsby Christine Carter, Ph.D.

Drawing from psychological, sociological, and neuroscientific research on confidence, gratefulness, and optimism—as well as

her own experiences as a mother—Christine Carter, Executive Director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, boils the process of raising happiness down to ten simple steps. With wit, wisdom, and compassion, Carter addresses the day-to-day pressure points of parenting as well as the challenges of helping children build healthy friendships and develop emotional intelligence. Ballantine Books • TR • 978-0-345-51562-9 • 256pp. • $15.00/$17.00 Can. Exam Copy: $3.00

THE POWER OF HABITWhy We Do What We Do in Life and Businessby Charles Duhigg

Selected for Common Reading at Babson College

Pulitizer Prize-winning reporter Charles Duhigg explains why habits exist and how they can be changed. With intelligence and

an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg suggests a new way of understanding human nature and potential.

Along the way, students will learn why some people—and some companies—struggle to change despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. At the core of The Power of Habit is an intriguing argument: The key to exercising regularly, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. As Duhigg shows, students can form better habits early in their college career by harnessing this new science, giving them the tools to succeed in life.Random House • TR • 978-0-8129-8160-5 • 416pp. • $16.00/NCR Exam Copy: $3.00

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HARDWIRING HAPPINESSThe New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidenceby Rick Hanson , Ph.D.

Recent scientific breakthroughs have revealed that what students think and feel actually changes their brains. In Hardwiring

Happiness, neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson demonstrates how we can transform the simple positive experiences of daily life into neural structures that promote love, lasting health, contentment, and inner peace. Hanson posits that positive experiences are the building blocks of health, happiness and fulfilling relationships. Drawing on neuroscience and the contemplative traditions, Hardwiring Happiness shows how we can overcome our natural negativity bias so that we can transform good experiences into the tools we need to heal old wounds, develop our inner resources, and transform our lives.Harmony • HC • 978-0-385-34731-0 • 304pp. • $26.00/$30.00 Can. Exam Copy: $13.00

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THE HAPPINESS TRAPHow to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACTby Dr. Russ Harris Foreword by Steven Hayes

Dr. Russ Harris, a physician and psychotherapist, makes the case that it is our fear of negative experiences that keeps us trapped

in cycles of unhappiness. Using the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a

new psychotherapy based on research in behavioral psychology, Dr. Harris shows how we can escape the “happiness trap” to create a fuller, richer, and more meaningful life.

He shows how we can use mindfulness and acceptance to overcome common emotional problems, handle painful feelings more effectively, escape the grip of self-defeating habits, and conquer our fears, doubts, and insecurities.Trumpeter • TR • 978-1-590-30584-3 • 240pp. • $15.95/$19.95 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

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THE ILLUSTRATED HAPPINESS TRAPHow to Stop Struggling and Start LivingIllustrated by Bev AisbettShambhala • TR • 978-1-611-80157-6 • 176pp. • $14.95/$17.95 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

HAPPINESSA Philosopher’s Guideby Frederic LenoirTranslated by Andrew Brown

Frederic Lenoir’s Happiness examines how history’s greatest philosophers and religious figures have addressed and answered

life’s most fundamental question: What is happiness, and how do I achieve it? Through an exploration of the philosophy and teachings of Aristotle, Plato, and Chuang Tzu; the Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad; Voltaire, Spinoza, and Schopenhauer; Kant, Freud, and even modern neuroscientists, Lenoir considers whether true and lasting happiness is indeed possible.

“A brief though well-considered guide to a wide range of the many schools of thought regarding contentment, joy and happiness.”

—kIrkus reVIews

Melville House • HC • 978-1-61219-439-4 • 208pp. • $23.95/$23.95 Can. • Exam Copy: $12.00

WALK LIKE A BUDDHAEven if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You’re Hungover Againby Lodro Rinzler

In this compendium of Huffington Post columns and previously unreleased writings, author and Buddhist meditation teacher Lodro

Rinzler offers a smart, practical, and insightful guide to life. Utilizing a Q&A format, Rinzler gives readers easy access to the wisdom necessary for dealing effectively with the challenges of life—from issues of social justice to social media.

“Filled with personal anecdotes that show Buddhist practice operating in the real world, Walk Like a Buddha opens the door for all those who feel

unworthy of taking on Buddhist practices due to personal foibles.” —BooklIsT

Shambhala • TR • 978-1-61180-093-7 • 224pp. • $14.95/$16.95 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

THE HEART OF ZEN: Enlightenment, Emotional Maturity, and What It Really Takes for Spiritual Liberationby Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi and Keith Martin-Smith

While we have become more and more familiar with popular ideas of enlightenment and spiritual awakening, life still comes at us

full force, and hope can turn to frustration as the gulf between our spiritual belief and our everyday life seems to loom larger than ever. Through spirited Q&A sessions with Zen master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi, The Heart of Zen offers a step-by-step approach to what has become a vexing problem in spiritual circles.

“This is one of the most important works on spiritual realization to be written in years.” —Ken Wilber, author of The InTegral VIsIon:

a Very shorT InTroducTIon To The reVoluTIonary InTegral approach To lIfe, god, The unIVerse, and eVeryThIng

North Atlantic Books • TR • 978-1-58394-764-7 • 256pp. • $16.95/$19.95 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

BETTER THAN BEFOREMastering the Habits of Our Everyday Livesby Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin, the author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, explains that the key to change lies in our habits, which

form the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we can use our good habits to build happier, stronger, more productive lives. But if habits are the key to change, how do we change our habits?

Better Then Before presents a practical framework to help readers better understand their habits—and change them for good. Infused with rigorous research, easy humor, and vivid stories of lives transformed, Better Than Before explains the (sometimes counter-intuitive) core principles of habit formation.Crown • HC • 978-0-385-34861-4 • 320pp. • $26.00/NCR • Exam Copy: $13.00

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HAPPIER AT HOMEKiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday LifeThree Rivers Press • TR • 978-0-307-88679-8 • 304pp. • $15.00/NCR • Exam Copy: $3.00

Forthcoming June 2015

THE SURRENDER EXPERIMENTby Michael A. Singer

Michael A. Singer, author of The Untethered Soul, tells the story of what happened when, after a spiritual awakening, he decided

to let go of his personal preferences and let life call the shots. Singer takes readers with him on a journey into life’s perfection that will challenge their assumptions about life and inspire them to look at their own lives in a different way.Do not order before 6/1/2015.Harmony • TR • 978-0-8041-4110-9 • 272pp. • $16.95/$19.95 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

TRYING NOT TO TRY: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneityby Edward Slingerland

In Trying Not to Try, Edward Slingerland explores spontaneity—the powerful and elusive state valued by early Chinese thinkers and

embraced by modern cognitive scientists—and explains why it is essential to the well-being of individuals and society. Considering the concepts of wu-wei (effortless action) and de (charismatic virtue) and drawing from new research in psychology and neuroscience, Slingerland explores its bodily connection and offers strategies for mastering it.

“Trying Not to Try navigates the confluence of two mighty rivers: the burgeoning science of the mind and the classic wisdom of China’s Taoist and

Confucian traditions. This is a thoughtful, grounded book about traditions that should be better known—and more often put into practice—in the West.”

—Daniel h. PinK, author of drIVe anD To sell Is human

Broadway Books • TR • 978-0-7704-3763-3 • 304pp. • $15.00/$18.00 Can. • Exam Copy: $3.00

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