{"product_id":"a-course-in-happiness-mastering-the-3-levels-of-self-understanding-that-lead-to-true-and-lasting-contentment-paperback","title":"A Course in Happiness: Mastering the 3 Levels of Self-Understanding That Lead to True and Lasting Contentment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMardi Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMardi Horowitz, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, as well as the director of the Center on Stress and Personality at the Langley Porter Psychiatric institute. A recipient of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation's Fund Prize, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and many other honors, he has written numerous professional books and articles. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 7.1 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46765909573829,"sku":"9781585427802","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lrGFlmJz2S9781585427802.webp?v=1787208763","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-course-in-happiness-mastering-the-3-levels-of-self-understanding-that-lead-to-true-and-lasting-contentment-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}