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Happy: Simple Steps to Get the Most Out of Life Audiobook

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Read By: Ian K. Smith Publisher: Macmillan Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2010 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781427208651

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

11

Longest Chapter Length:

31:57 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

09:32 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

24:55 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

13

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Publisher Description

Happiness isn't the too-brief rush that comes from getting something you've wanted—it's the lasting great feeling that comes from becoming someone you want to be….. And someone others want to be with, too. No matter where you start, Happy can help you improve your life and permanently alter your happiness set point. Dr. Ian has inspired millions to lose weight. In counseling dieters, Smith learned that while achieving hard-fought and worthy goals can help make a person happy, even these real accomplishments aren't what make happiness stick. In Happy, Ian Smith presents a program that motivates readers to understand the behaviors and mind-sets that work and last, including: --How to be optimistic --Why optimism and realism are not opposites --How to get outside yourself --The importance of family and community --Why involvement leads to contentment --Shedding the treadmill mentality of getting and spending --Tapping the power of simple pleasures --Mastering modern life to live in the moment --What we can learn from the Danish people --How to be, not just to do Happy is a life-changing book from one of America's most trusted voices.

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"Fascinating book about specific ways to reduce stress and live more happily. I especially enjoyed his anecdotes, his lists of suggestions, and his summaries of medical studies that show how we can be happier. I almost gave this book a 5. "

— Carol (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • An excellent motivational and insightful self-help guide, Happy lives up to its title.

    — Midwest Book Review

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Overall Performance: 3.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 5 (3.50)
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I was looking for a non-religious guide to happiness. This book did a good job. He does mentions prayer but in conjunction with meditation. Made some good points. Worth the read. "

    — Trent, 1/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Only read part of this book. I guess I felt really happy once I finished a 1/4 of the book... "

    — Kathleen, 12/23/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Fascinating book about specific ways to reduce stress and live more happily. I especially enjoyed his anecdotes, his lists of suggestions, and his summaries of medical studies that show how we can be happier. I almost gave this book a 5. "

    — Carol, 5/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Excellent guide to motivate us all to get out of own way and take accountability of our own like! "

    — Khalid, 2/27/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This book was okay. It had good ideas to try, but mostly it was nothing new. "

    — Ashley, 9/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This book was incredible. The lessons within it teach so much and it is on a level everyone can understand. I really do believe it can help change your life. "

    — Ashlee, 8/2/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not much new...such a let down. "

    — Monique, 3/11/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Not bad as these kinds of books go. Pretty good advice. "

    — Terry, 8/22/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Ian K. Smith references research done on happiness and summarizes it for the reader. I think I'd rather read the original sources, but at least he gives the names of the researchers, e.g. Martin Seligman, so that the reader can do his or her own research. "

    — Zoe, 7/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I was looking for a non-religious guide to happiness. This book did a good job. He does mentions prayer but in conjunction with meditation. Made some good points. Worth the read. "

    — Trent, 11/5/2010

About Ian K. Smith

Ian Smith, MD, has been an award-winning medical correspondent for NBC News and a contributor to the Today show. He is a medical columnist for Men’s Health magazine and a commentator for NPR’s Tavis Smiley show and for the nationally syndicated talk show The View. He lives in New York City.