New Releases by Tal Ben-Shahar

Traditional Chinese edition of Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-Shahar. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

The bestselling author of Happier presents a week-by-week journal of gratitude that allows readers to reflect on what they are grateful for in their lives--one of the key ingredients for happiness--as well as 50 new meditations on happiness and fulfillment.

A brilliant guide to living a happier life (even if it''s not so perfect) Bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar has done it again. In Being Happy (originally published in hardcover as The Pursuit of Perfect, 978-0-07160882-4), he gives you not only you the theory but also the tools to help you learn how to accept life as it actually is instead of what you think it should be. By using the science of positive psychology along with acceptance, Ben-Shahar shows you how to escape the rat race and begin living a life of serenity, happiness, and fulfillment. With the same technique that made Happier such a great success, Being Happy shows you how to let go of unrealistic expectations and truly accept your emotions for a more serene life. Praise for Ben-Shahar: "[Tal Ben-Shahar has] a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness." -- Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness "Ben-Shahar teaches that happiness isn’t as elusive as people think." -- Publishers Weekly "One of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history." -- Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist Tal Ben-Shahar is the New York Times bestselling author of Happier. He consults and lectures around the world to executives in multinational corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. For more information, visit www.talbenshahar.com

The bestselling author of Happier presents a week-by-week journal of gratitude that allows readers to reflect on what they are grateful for in their lives--one of the key ingredients for happiness--as well as 50 new meditations on happiness and fulfillment.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Pursuit of Perfect How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a RICHER, HAPPIER Life by Harvard professor and author of Happier. Happier is a class taught by the author and it is the most popular class at Harvard. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Learn to be Happier. Week by Week. In this week-by-week guided journal, Tal Ben-Shahar offers a full year''s worth of exercises to inspire happiness every day. Using the groundbreaking principles of positive psychology that he taught in his wildly popular course at Harvard University and that inspired his worldwide bestseller Happier, Ben-Shahar has designed a series of tools and techniques to enable us all to find more pleasure and meaning in our lives. 52 weeks of new exercises, meditations, and “time-ins” A journal to record your thoughts, feelings, and personal growth Life-changing insights of philosophers, psychologists, artists, writers, scientists, and successful entrepreneurs This is no ordinary self-help book that you read and toss aside. It''s a complete, user-driven journal filled with proactive challenges, thoughtprovoking questions, and “time-ins” that allow you to pause and reflect. You can engage in these activities every day to stimulate your creativity, enhance your sense of empowerment, enrich the quality of your life, and, yes, feel Even Happier.

DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE PERFECT? We''re all laboring under our own and society''s expectations to be perfect in every way-to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times bestselling author of Happier, the pursuit of perfect may actually be the number-one internal obstacle to finding happiness. OR DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY? Applying cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology-the scientific principles taught in his wildly popular course at Harvard University-Ben-Shahar takes us off the impossible pursuit of perfection and directs us to the way to happiness, richness, and true fulfillment. He shows us the freedom derived from not trying to do it all right all the time and the real lessons that failure and painful emotions can teach us. YOU DON''T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE PERFECTLY HAPPY! In The Pursuit of Perfect, Tal Ben-Shahar offers an optimal way of thinking about failure and success--and the very way we live. He provides exercises for self reflection, meditations, and “Time-Ins” to help you rediscover what you really want out of life. Praise for Tal Ben-Shahar''s Happier: “This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today.” -Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

Quand un docteur en philosophie de Harvard se penche sur la question du bonheur, c''est pour nous en offrir une vision pour le moins originale. Savez-vous ce qu''est la " théorie du hamburger " ? N''avez-vous jamais rêvé d''éviter la " banqueroute affective " ? Et si vous changiez votre vie en appliquant le " principe des lasagnes " ? A travers ces formules aux titres surprenants, Tal Ben-Shahar ne propose rien de moins qu''un manuel sur le bonheur. Mieux profiter du temps présent, faire la différence entre emploi, carrière et vocation, chercher à connaître son conjoint plutôt que vouloir être reconnu de lui, adopter des rituels qui changent la vie... Autant de clés, d''outils et de principes pour apprendre à être heureux et, tout simplement, à vivre.

¿Podemos aprender a ser felices? ¿Podemos aumentar nuestros activos de felicidad en la cuenta corriente de la vida? Según el profesor más popular de la Universidad de Harvard, sí, podemos. Uno de cada cinco graduados de Harvard ha hecho cola para escuchar a Tal Ben Shahar en el curso que imparte sobre felicidad. Enmarcado en la línea de la ''psicología positiva'', el revolucionario enfoque de este profesor de la facultad de Económicas habla sobre la importancia de la felicidad cotidiana y de encontrar un sentido a la vida. Tal Ben Shahar (Boston, USA), es uno de los profesores más populares de la Universidad de Harvard . Enseña Psicología Positiva y otras materias a 1400 alumnos cada semestre (casi el 20% de los graduados de Harvard pasan por sus clases).

Can YouLearn to BeHappy? YES . . . according to the teacher of HarvardUniversity’s most popular and life-changingcourse. One out of every five Harvard studentshas lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar’sinsightful and inspiring lectures on thatever-elusive state: HAPPINESS. HOW? Grounded in the revolutionary “positive psychology” movement,Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier ’s thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER. “Dr. Ben-Shahar, one of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history, has written a personal, informed, and highly enjoyable primer on how to become happier. It would be wise to take his advice.” --Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist “This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today." --Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness