Die besten 100 Bücher zu Happy

Based on the author’s blog and online manifesto, “A Brief Guide to World Domination,” The Art of Non-Conformity (2010) deals with ways of pursuing unconventional living and offers tools for setting your own rules, succeeding with your passions and leaving a legacy.

• Anyone who wants to lead a more unconventional and fulfilling life
• Anyone who is interested in creative self-employment

Different countries, like different people, have different personalities. Some are more upbeat; some are more downcast. Out of all the countries in the world, Denmark is often rated as the happiest. And that’s because Denmark has hygge. The Little Book of Hygge (2016) explains this concept in full and offers tips on how you can achieve it, too – wherever you live.

• Happiness seekers who want to appreciate the simple things in life
• Readers interested in cultural differences and similarities
• Anyone looking for ways to stay happy when it’s raining outside

The Influential Mind (2017) is about the often surprising and sometimes inflexible ways in which the human brain operates. As the esteemed neuroscientist and author Tali Sharot points out, having a better understanding of how the brain works can provide us with better control over our day-to-day lives and a deeper appreciation of the human experience.

• Students of neuroscience and psychology
• Managers and HR personnel
• Those who want more control over their lives

The Four Agreements (1997) is your guide to breaking free from negative patterns and fully realizing your true self. It was a New York Times best seller for over eight years. These blinks explain how society raises people to conform to a strict set of rules and how, with a little effort and commitment, you can set your own guidelines for life.

• People who feel trapped in their own lives
• Parents who want to raise their children to feel free
• Anybody who feels like they’re living a lie

The Power of Meaning (2017) discusses the four pillars of meaning that a person should honor if they hope to lead a fulfilling life. This book encourages readers to discover themselves by searching for a purpose in life, connecting with others, engaging in transcendence and learning from past traumas.

• Anyone interested in spirituality  
• Those struggling through hardship
• People interested in psychology, philosophy and literature

You Are a Badass (2013) is your guide to living life to the fullest. Sincero provides an analysis of exactly what’s holding you back and provides powerful strategies geared toward breaking bad habits so that you can truly live out your dreams.

Become the badass you always wanted to be.

• People stuck in jobs that they hate
• Readers looking for new strategies to tackle self-doubt
• Anyone seeking motivation to make a serious life change

Packed full of practical wisdom, Life’s Amazing Secrets (2018) begins with a clarifying premise: to experience happiness and balance, we must maintain a spiritual practice, as well as pay attention to our personal lives, our relationships, our work and our social contributions. How to do that is what these blinks are all about. 

• People seeking purpose in life
• Successful individuals who aren’t content
• Seekers striving to realize their potential

The central theme of the book is the business of literally delivering happiness while living a life of passion and purpose. Delivering Happiness (2013) tells the story of Tony Hsieh and his company Zappos, demonstrating how thinking long-term and following your passions can not only lead to profits but also a happy life for your employees, your customers, and yourself. The book describes an alternative approach to corporate culture that focuses on the simple concept of making people around you happy, and by doing so increasing your own happiness.

• Anyone interested in running a successful business
• Anyone wishing to change the world
• Anyone who wants to know how profits, extraordinary customer service and happiness can all go hand-in-hand

The Longevity Project (2012) is about the impressive and revealing Terman Study, which followed a group of people for eight decades in order to find out what habits and practices helped them live long and healthy lives. These blinks explain why marriage might not be as healthy as you think, and what you can do to improve your chances of happiness and longevity.

• People who want to live longer
• Anyone tired of standard health advice
• Students of medicine and psychology

Essentialism (2014) teaches you how to do better by doing less. By offering practical solutions for how to get your priorities straight, Essentialism helps you to eliminate all of the junk in your routine that’s keeping you from being truly productive and fulfilled.

• Anyone who thinks that they are far too busy without being productive
• Anyone who feels like there is never enough time
• Anyone having a hard time identifying his or her priorities in life

In The Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan Haidt examines the ideas of famous ancient thinkers in light of modern knowledge and uses scientific findings to answer the question, “What makes a person happy?” The book will provide you with a better understanding of human social behavior and enable you to increase your own happiness.

• Anyone looking for more happiness and meaning in his or her life
• Anyone interested in psychology and research on happiness

In Happiness, economist Richard Layard examines what it is that makes us happy and how anyone can achieve greater happiness. Basing his studies on insights from such diverse fields as psychology, philosophy and neuroscience, Layard presents compelling arguments that are great food for thought, encouraging readers to question their daily habits and practices.

• Anyone interested in research on happiness
• Anyone who wants to find out why money won’t necessarily make them happy
• Anyone searching for ways to increase their general level of happiness

Buddha’s Brain is a practical guide to attaining more happiness, love and wisdom in life. It aims to empower readers by providing them with practical skills and tools to help unlock their brains’ potential and achieve greater peace of mind. Specific attention is paid to the contemplative technique “mindfulness” and the latest neurological findings that support it.

• Psychology students who are interested in meditation but still want information grounded in scientific fact
• Anyone who wants to learn how to live a stress-free and happy life
• Anyone who wants to know both the theory behind meditation and its practical application in their everyday lives.

Drawing from his own behavioral research and economist experience, Dolan explains how happiness arises and how we experience it in our everyday lives. He exposes some of the traps we fall into when trying to be happier and demonstrates some simple tools for adapting your environment to feel happier without having to radically change who you are and what you think.

• Anyone who wants to understand what happiness really is
• Anyone who is fed up with not reaching their goals
• Anyone who needs easier and faster solutions on how to feel better instantly

In Happiness: A History (2006), we’re taken on a journey through history. From Ancient Greece, through the Dark Ages and up into the modern era, this journey uncovers how our conception of happiness has changed and evolved over time.

• History students
• Philosophy students
• Anyone interested in the cultural history of happiness

In The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951), author Alan Watts discusses the paradoxical nature of modern life: we pursue goals and covet material goods that promise happiness, but which leave us feeling empty and more anxious than ever. As we indulge in unproductive thoughts about the future or the past, we tend to forget about what is most meaningful – the present moment.

• Anyone feeling unfulfilled in life
• Anxiety sufferers searching for the secrets to happiness
• People interested in contemporary philosophy

Scaling Down (2005) will help you understand the impulse to accumulate more things than you actually need, and why, once you’ve acquired those things, you don’t want to let them go. With a helpful step-by-step guide, it provides effective strategies for scaling down and learning to live with less.

• Anyone who owns too much stuff
• Collectors whose belongings have taken over their lives
• Couples who are moving into a smaller home

Happiness (2007) guides you toward a state of true happiness. Many people today falsely believe that happiness comes from ephemeral things like money or fame, but truly long-lasting and profound happiness stems from maintaining a higher sense of well-being. And these blinks will help you do exactly that.

• Aspiring and practicing Buddhists
• Anyone interested in psychology
• Those wanting to lead a happier life

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari (1997) offers a remedy to the problems of modern life. A fable, it tells the story of the enlightenment of ex-lawyer Julian Mantle and gives advice on how to live a happier, more rewarding and enlightened existence.

• Fans of self-help books
• People interested in Eastern mysticism
• Workaholics

The Happy Kid Handbook (2015) explains the key components of a happy childhood that allows children to thrive as unique individuals. Whether your child is introverted or extroverted, these blinks will guide you through helping them understand stress, negative emotions, social relationships and the importance of finding calm in their lives.

• Parents-to-be who are anxious about raising their child right
• Mothers and fathers struggling to understand their kid’s confusing behavior
• Readers interested in the importance of parenting today

If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy (2016) offers wisdom to help you put an end to the bad habits that are keeping you from being happy. We often think that happiness is an elusive emotion, but that’s just because we often get in our own way. Believe it or not, there are simple steps you can take starting today to become a happier and healthier person.

• Young people who are going through a breakup
• Professionals who value success over making the world a better place
• Anyone trying to find a path to happiness

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016) lays out how to live a better life by caring about fewer things. If you follow few simple rules, you can enjoy a happier, less stressful existence.

• Anyone feeling stressed or overburdened with life
• Self-improvement junkies
• People worried about their legacy

Designing Your Life (2016) is about taking control of your life by creating a plan that’ll do away with an uninspired nine-to-five routine and usher in a career that you really love. You’ll find advice and exercises that will point you toward your true calling, along with progressive ideas that challenge the limitations of traditional career counseling.

“I love this practical, no-nonsense approach to the often nebulous topic of identifying the life you want to lead.” – Ben H, Head of Content at Blinkist

• Students and recent graduates plotting their way forward
• Adults both young and old who feel adrift in life
• Career counselors

I’m Ok, You’re Ok (1969) is a valuable guide to understanding how our past experiences and memories affect our life in the present. Even our earliest childhood years can keep us from leading the life we desire – so find out how you can take control of your emotions and break free from the past in order to have a healthy and happy future.

• Decision makers who have trouble actually making decisions
• Emotional and anxious people hunting for the source of their worries
• Psychologists and people who work in the helping professions

Hallelujah Anyway (2017) is a reintroduction to the concepts of mercy and kindness. If you’ve ever wondered whether these values have all but disappeared, this provides some much-needed insight into why they’re in short supply and what we can do to bring them back into our lives. Don’t waste another day feeling sad for yourself; get on the path to rediscovering the joy in life.

• People suffering from addiction
• Writers, poets and other aspiring artists
• Soul seekers

It’s Not You (2014) is an antidote to the stereotypical dating guides that offer advice that isn’t relevant to today’s modern lifestyles. Here you’ll discover why you no longer need to panic about being single after you turn 30 and why marriage needn’t be regarded as key to your happiness. This is a guide to help today’s single women navigate a dating world that is quite different than it was just a generation ago.

• Single women in their thirties
• Married women who are afraid of leaving a toxic relationship
• Anyone who feels guilty about being single

The Chimp Paradox (2012) is about the complicated and crazy mess that is the human brain. These blinks explain why people can be calm, rational and composed one minute and irrational and irate the next. Learn how you can keep your cool when faced with triggering situations.

• High performers everywhere
• Anyone who’s ever wished for more control over their temper
• Psychiatrists and communication specialists

The Geography of Bliss (2008) asks which nations are the happiest on Earth, and what it is about these countries that makes their citizens so joyful. The answers to these questions reveal some fundamental truths about our many cultural differences, as well as the many similarities and contradictions we share.

• Everyone in search of bliss
• Those with either a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty philosophy
• Happiness researchers and people interested in the world’s different cultures of happiness

Resisting Happiness (2016) is a probing exploration of the reasons we sabotage our own happiness. Drawing on author Matthew Kelly’s deep well of personal experiences, it’s a profound and personal guide to leading a happier and more meaningful life. Happiness, Kelly believes, is a choice. If we want it, we have to choose it. And that means overcoming resistance and negativity.

• Self-helpers looking for a practical guide to achieving happiness
• Anyone scared of loneliness
• The spiritually-minded

Good People (2017) restates the case for goodness in the cutthroat world of business. By redefining goodness and good people as crucial elements of a successful enterprise, Anthony Tjan challenges the notion that we can only succeed through our skills and competencies.

• Businesspeople seeking a work-friendly definition of goodness
• People looking to become more well-rounded
• Mentors hoping to supercharge their leadership skills

7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness (1985) lays out an inspiring approach to developing your full potential through discipline and action. Instead of offering get-rich-quick schemes, it reminds us that success is a direct result of our own efforts to improve ourselves. More than that, it shows that a fulfilling lifestyle is not just about wealth – it’s about getting rid of old ways of thinking and adopting a positive mindset.

• Employees who feel stuck in a rut
• Goal-setters having a hard time making progress  
• Anyone seeking ways to achieve success and improve their lives

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down (2012) explains how our fast-paced world can easily become overwhelming. Even minor setbacks can seem catastrophic, making the bigger problems all the more devastating. By practicing mindfulness and compassion with ourselves and others, we allow ourselves the space necessary to slow down, breathe, and discover genuine, lasting happiness. 

• Anyone feeling overwhelmed by work, family, relationships, or life in general 
• Busy professionals who need to be reminded to take time off
• Everyone seeking balance in these hectic, tumultuous times

Happy Accidents (2017) is about the authors’ experiences in Four Day Weekend – an improv comedy troupe from Fort Worth, Texas. It chronicles the success Four Day Weekend achieved over the course of 20 years and reveals how anyone can use the principles of improv comedy to become more positive, creative, and better at dealing with obstacles in life.

• Thoughtful individuals who want to approach life more positively
• Fans of comedy
• Outgoing people who’d like to improve their communication skills

13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do (2017) teaches parents how not to hold kids back from reaching their true behavioral, emotional, and academic potential. Many of today’s parenting practices don’t prepare children for adulthood – but these blinks demonstrate how to raise children to have the mental strength necessary to handle our increasingly complicated world.

• New parents who want to empower their kids from the get-go
• Parents in need of some midcourse parenting advice and solutions
• People who want to learn how parenting practices affect child psychology

Happy Accidents (2011) explores the invaluable role that false assumptions, unlikely circumstances, and sheer dumb luck have played in some of medicine’s biggest discoveries. From antibiotics to antidepressants, heart surgery to chemotherapy, some of today’s most important drugs and treatments are the result of serendipity — stumbling across one thing while looking for another. Radiologist Morton A. Meyers reveals some of the incredible true stories of medicine’s luckiest findings.

• Science nerds interested in medicine and pharmacology
• History buffs interested in how great minds make big discoveries 
• Readers who enjoy stories with a good plot twist

The Art of Living Alone and Loving It (2018) is a guide explaining how to embrace a life on your own through positive thinking and a proactive mindset. By confronting your situation head-on, you can turn living alone into an enriching and joyous experience.

• Women who are thinking about living alone
• Single women looking to make the most out of life
• Recent divorcees or widows

You Do You (2017) is part broadside against the enforcers of silly norms and part invitation to rethink our relationships with ourselves. Packed with no-nonsense truth-telling, these blinks suggest that whatever you’ve been told to the contrary, there’s nothing wrong with being you – warts and all. In fact, Sarah Knight argues, embracing your true self is the surest path to getting what you want out of life. 

• Individualists and contrarians 
• Conformists tired of living by the rules
• Freedom fighters in search of happiness

Big Potential (2018) highlights how we can maximize our potential by working with others instead of competing against them. Chasing individual success only taps into a fraction of what we’re capable of. But by connecting with other people, learning from them, and supporting each other, we can unlock hidden potential and reach new heights.

• People looking to unleash their full potential
• Anyone who feels stuck in their life or career
• Leaders who want to bring out the best in people

Good Vibes, Good Life (2020) explores the power of positive thinking. By outlining simple techniques for changing your mindset, it reveals how every one of us can take control of our happiness – and our future.

• Anyone feeling overwhelmed by 2020
• Wallflowers looking for a confidence boost
• Budding entrepreneurs searching for inspiration

The Greatest Secret (2020) is a sequel to the worldwide best seller and self-help phenomenon The Secret, which inspired millions to better their lives by using the laws of attraction. In this installment, we learn an even greater secret: who we really are, and how we can use that knowledge to achieve everlasting happiness.

• Fans of The Secret and other New Age manifestos
• People attracted to the spiritual and mystical
• Seekers of joy and happiness

Self-Help That Works (2013, Fourth Edition) offers the valuable service of taking the top recommendations from mental health professionals in the US and compiling the results in one handy volume. You’ll find which self-help resources the experts recommend on over 40 of the most popular topics.

• Anyone wondering what the best self-help books are
• People looking for tips on better living
• Couples and parents seeking advice

Forest Bathing (2018) is a guide to the Japanese practice of forest bathing. It explores the beliefs, culture, and traditions behind forest bathing, as well as various studies on its health benefits. It also lays out easy-to-follow steps for practicing forest bathing in any environment.

• People interested in nature’s effect on human health
• Nature lovers
• Japanese culture enthusiasts

Midlife (2017) is a philosophical guide to navigating the troubles that middle age can present. Drawing on thinkers from ancient Rome to nineteenth-century England, it offers gentle solace in the face of midlife’s woes.

• Middle-aged people on the cusp of a midlife crisis
• Those with relatives or friends past their mid-thirties
• Anyone interested in applying philosophy to life

Soundtracks (2021) is a simple guide to ending self-doubt, hesitation, and overthinking. Instead of being at the mercy of your fickle and often unhelpful thoughts, you’ll discover patterns of thinking that can strengthen you, make you happier, and bring you closer to achieving your goals.

• Lifelong overthinkers who finally want to start taking action
• Negative Nancies who need to inject some optimism into their lives
• Anyone who lets self-doubt interfere with work, life goals, or relationships

Sovereign Self (2020) explores the Vedas. Revealed over 5,000 years ago, these texts are a cornerstone of Hinduism, Buddhism, and countless other religious traditions in the Indian subcontinent. Packed with spiritual insights, the Vedas revolve around a single central question: How to live in accordance with the true nature of reality? As you’ll discover in these blinks, the answer begins by discovering your own, true self. 

• Spiritual seekers
• Open-minded atheists 
• Self-improvers looking for new ideas

Karma (2021) is a crash course in karma. Filled with explanations, stories, and personal anecdotes, it dispels myths and common misperceptions about karma, explains the science and universality behind the concept, and presents practical tips on how to live a free and joyful life.

• Anyone interested in spirituality, mysticism, and the afterlife
• Students of Hinduism
• Seekers of techniques to find peace and joy

Your Brain Is Always Listening (2021) is a self-help guide for readers looking to lead happier, healthier lives. Drawing on Dr. Daniel Amen’s extensive experience as a psychiatrist, it shares science-backed tips for slaying the fire-breathing dragons that dwell inside your brain and spark destructive behaviors. 

• Anyone struggling with mental health – or supporting someone who is 
• People who want to understand how their brain impacts behavior
• Those seeking new tools to add to their self-care routine

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Radically Happy (2018) is a practical yet personal guide to achieving true happiness. In it, timeless Eastern wisdom meets modern Western practicality as it teaches the keys to happiness according to a Tibetan Buddhist monk and a former Silicon Valley technologist. Packed with scientific insights and meditation exercises, it provides a toolkit for achieving a genuine, lasting sense of well-being. 

Who’s it for?

• Skeptics who still need convincing about the benefits of meditation
• Meditators who want to add new elements to their practice
• Those tired of a fruitless search for true happiness

That Sounds Fun (2021) explores how we can bring more joy into our everyday lives. It outlines the spiritual benefits of simple pleasures and reveals how love and fun can counterbalance our pains and disappointments.

• Spiritual souls looking for a new connection
• Anyone seeking more fun in their lives
• Listeners of the That Sounds Fun podcast

The Way of Integrity (2021) is a four-stage process to finding integrity – a quality that can alleviate the suffering caused by harmful autopilot actions and beliefs. In reconnecting to what makes you feel whole, you’ll achieve a sense of purpose, emotional healing, and mental well-being.

• People who feel unhappy but aren’t sure why
• Disconnected individuals who want to improve their relationships
• Anyone seeking more joy and purpose in their life

The Comfort Crisis (2021) offers a cure for the physical and mental health problems of modern-day life. It’s all about getting comfortable with discomfort, which can mean anything from roughing it in the wilderness to contemplating death.

• People feeling disillusioned with modern life
• Restless spirits craving an Into the Wild experience
• Anyone interested in improving their physical or mental health

The Why Café (2003) is a semi-autobiographical account of one man’s search for meaning. When protagonist John stumbles upon a little Café in the middle of nowhere, he’s confronted with three existential questions. The other customers guide John on his philosophical journey and help him discover the secrets to living a fulfilled life – teaching us all how to do the same in the process.

• Hard workers who can’t seem to catch a break
• Lost souls searching for meaning
• Anyone who wants to overcome their fear of death

What Are You Doing with Your Life (2001) attempts to answer some of life’s most important questions. From considering the role of happiness and personal transformation to the purpose of life itself, it sets out a philosophy to guide you through every stage of your journey. 

• People who feel a little lost and are looking for direction 
• Those into philosophy and deep thinking
• Budding gurus and life teachers

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (1978) is a classic text on yogic philosophy and practice. Written in ancient Sanskrit, it explains the core metaphysical, spiritual, psychological, moral, and ethical ideas of yoga. It also lays out the principles of how to practice yoga, so you can put those ideas into action and use them to achieve lasting happiness and inner peace. 

• Seekers of wisdom, happiness, and peace 
• Followers of Eastern spiritual traditions 
• Anyone interested in those traditions

Four Thousand Weeks (2021) explores concepts of time and time management, arguing that our modern attempts to optimize our time leave us stressed and unhappy. Drawing upon the work of ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual leaders, this book proposes a path to cultivating a fulfilling life through embracing our limitations.

• Time management gurus
• Philosophy students
• Aspiring creatives and entrepreneurs

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (2020) condenses the wisdom of philosopher and entrepreneur Naval Ravikant into actionable, bite-sized chunks. Although he covers many topics, this collection of insights circles around two profound questions – how do you build wealth, and how do you find happiness? Ravikant’s answer? Both are skills that need to be practiced.

• Entrepreneurs and self-starters
• Practical philosophers
• Hard workers tired of the rat race

Toxic Positivity (2022) is an eye-opening appraisal of positivity culture in Western society. It outlines the many ways toxic positivity harms individuals and communities, and offers practical suggestions for helping ourselves and others.

• Happiness-seekers
• People who want to support their loved ones in difficult times
• Anyone who cringes at expressions like “good vibes” and “just think positive”

Real Change (2020) is a guide to building a better world through cultivating inner strength. This manual teaches how meditation and mindfulness are key to navigating the stresses and pressures of modern life.

• Do-gooders burnt out from the struggle
• Stressed caregivers looking for a break
• Anyone interested in the benefits of meditation

The Success Trap (2020) explains why so many talented, high-achieving people feel stuck in their jobs, despite their success. It also explains how to break out of this trap and embrace the many opportunities that the modern world of work has to offer.

• Successful people who still feel unfulfilled
• Professionals heading down a path they’re not sure about
• Freethinkers stuck in predictable jobs

At Your Best (2021) is a practical guide to moving beyond time management. Drawing on Carey Nieuwhof’s decades of leadership, it shows how to sync your time, energy, and priorities so that you can reach your goals, have more energy for what you love, and begin to thrive both at work and at home.

• Busy people struggling with burnout
• Leaders looking for a reboot
• Anyone trying to reach their potential

Your Turn (2021) is a twenty-first-century guide to adulting – and self-discovery. Stories and insights covering everything from relationships to mental health to money paint a picture of what it means to be a grown-up. Rather than outlining a rigid definition or goal, it offers tools to help you feel empowered and excited about navigating the landscape of adulthood and living a rich, meaningful life.

• Twenty- and thirty-somethings wondering what it really means to “grow up”
• Millennials who feel overwhelmed by the demands of adulthood
• Anyone looking to better connect with the young adults in their lives

The Expectation Effect (2022) explores the connection between our minds, our bodies, and our outcomes. It explores how our expectations can form our realities, and reveals the extent to which self-fulfilling prophecies shape our lives.

• Anyone struggling with a negative mindset
• Psychology buffs looking for a fresh perspective
• Health and wellness fans wanting new insights

Undistracted (2022) is a call to arms against one of the greatest forces stopping you from living your best life: distraction. Life is full of it. The 24/7 news cycle. Your smartphone. Worrying about what your colleagues think and what your neighbors have. Endless to-do lists. All those sources of distraction get in the way of what really matters – a life filled with joy, love, and intention.

• Workaholics looking for new sources of meaning
• Anyone struggling with stress
• Non-believers interested in Christianity’s take on mindful living

The No-Nonsense Meditation Book (2021) explores the science behind meditation. As the latest neuroscience research shows, you don’t have to be a monk in search of nirvana to reap the benefits of meditation. In fact, it’s a great solution to many distinctly modern problems like stress and chronic anxiety.

• Natural worriers
• Would-be meditators
• Scientists

Live No Lies (2021) is a survival guide for Christians living in troubled times. It analyzes the main challenges facing Christians today, including lies from the devil and the influences of Western secular society, which are often incompatible with religious values. It also offers spiritual practices for Christians to adopt and suggests some possible ways for churches to adapt to post-Christian culture.

• Christians looking for practical guidance
• People who feel dissatisfied with secular society – but don’t know exactly why
• Anyone seeking peace and happiness through spiritual practices

The Earned Life (2022) poses a simple yet profound question: Why does a life of constant achievement often leave us feeling empty? The answer can be found in ancient Buddhist wisdom: it’s not meeting ambitious goals but rather working on meaningful goals that really brings fulfillment and happiness. 

• High achievers who feel like something’s missing 
• Anyone interested in personal improvement 
• Secular-minded folks interested in spirituality

The Power of Fun (2021) explains why fun is fundamental to living a happy and healthy life and how to have more of it. Not just any old fun but True Fun – the kind of fun that makes you laugh, smile, and feel alive!

• "True Fun" seekers
• Introverts who want to become fun magnets
• Anyone who wants SPARKs to fly

Bittersweet (2022) is a profound meditation on an often overlooked emotional experience – the bittersweet. It argues that opening up to the bittersweet, where pain and joy mingle, allows us to experience life to the fullest. It also shows how vulnerability can be a strength, longing can be a guide, and sorrow can set us on the path to joy and fulfillment. 

• Anyone who finds pleasure in sad songs and tear-jerker movies
• People who’ve experienced loss or trauma and want to find a way back to joy
• Lovers of the ephemeral, the impermanent, and the fleeting

Tracking Wonder (2021) is an inspiring and practical exploration of wonder. Through reclaiming that childlike state of amazement with the world, Davis shows how we can become happier, healthier, and more creative.

• Dreamers
• Those experiencing burnout
• Anyone fed up with toxic productivity

From Strength to Strength (2022) is a roadmap for thriving in the second half of life. Packed with practical advice, it helps readers stop dwelling on past successes and find fulfillment in the present.

• Anyone facing the decline of their professional abilities
• Professionals preparing to pivot from one career to another
• Everyone who wants to lead a life full of purpose

The High 5 Habit (2021) offers a startling proposition: A single change to your morning routine can help upend your outmoded, self-limiting attitudes and kick your life into top gear. Interwoven with personal anecdotes and scientific research, this blueprint for life transformation makes self-improvement seem easier than ever.

• Self-improvement and personal-development fanatics 
• Anyone who wants to change but needs a strong dose of pep and energy
• Armchair psychologists interested in the workings of emotional growth

Abundance (2022) offers a new way of releasing you from a life of lack and scarcity. By using its meditation techniques, you can transform your life from one dogged by limitations into one where you want for nothing.

• Seekers of fulfillment wanting to live their best lives
• Ambitious dreamers wishing to transform goals into reality
• Yogis looking to take their practice to the next level

The Gap and the Gain (2021) is a guide to finding happiness and fulfillment inside yourself, instead of constantly hunting for external affirmation. By learning to define your own standards of success, and by measuring your achievement backward, you’ll appreciate how much progress you’ve actually made, and experience renewed motivation in every area of your life.

• Undermotivated entrepreneurs 
• Successful but unfulfilled business people
• Persistent ruminators who want to learn how to think positively

Welcome Home (2021) uses the metaphor of a house to provide a personalized blueprint for achieving self-worth, belonging, and happiness. Through personal stories, practical advice, and poetry, it lays out tools you can use to build a place where you’re at peace with yourself.

• Young adults embarking on a journey of self-discovery
• Lost or directionless individuals who want to take control of their lives
• Anyone who wants to be stronger, happier, and emotionally healthier

Untangling You (2021) is a guide to attaining gratitude by way of its conceptual opposite, resentment. Drawing on research, anecdotes, and practical insights, it explores how moving from resentment to gratitude will help you mend relationships and lead a happier, healthier life.

• Leaders looking to boost their staff’s morale and well-being
• Parents and teachers seeking better ways to approach conflicts with children
• Anyone who’d like to stop harboring grudges and start repairing interpersonal bridges

How to Meet Your Self (2022) is a practical guide to self-discovery. These simple exercises can help you to become more conscious, and more in touch with your own body and emotions, ultimately allowing you to discover your true self.

• Self seekers
• People who feel stuck on autopilot
• Anyone who’s unhappy and doesn’t know why

Be the Love (2022) offers valuable insights on how to overcome the hardships of everyday life. It provides helpful tools and a mindset to thrive and become more resilient in the face of daily challenges. 

• Overwhelmed people seeking guidance
• Anyone looking for a new practical philosophy
• Fans of inspirational stories

Crazy Joy (2022) dives deep into the nature of joy. Drawing from philosophy, humor, and faith, it helps you discover your own, unique joy, and how to cultivate it even in life’s hardest moments.

• Anyone struggling with mental health
• Burned-out perfectionists
• Parents juggling too much

A Year of Positive Thinking (2018) provides you with a dose of positive thinking for every day of the year. By using its daily affirmations, inspirational quotes, and exercises you’ll learn to live your best life.

• Pessimists (and optimists) looking for uplifting advice
• Individuals currently experiencing hardship
• Anyone who wants to transform into a better version of themselves

101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think (2016) is an antidote to anxiety, but not in the way you think. Instead of mounting roadblocks against your darkest feelings, it encourages you to use them as agents of personal growth. Managing your thoughts will lead you toward the daily habits that will bring you fulfillment.

• People in their twenties trying to find purpose and meaning, and manage their anxiety
• Thirtysomethings who want to understand how their past has shaped their present and how they can still salvage the future
• Those who want to find joy and fulfillment in being themselves

The Book of Forgiving (2014) is a practical guide to harnessing the power of forgiveness and healing in your own life. As humans, we will all experience hurt at some points in our lives. We’ll also harm other people, intentionally or not. Learning to both hold yourself and others  accountable and forgive them for what they’ve done will transform your personal relationships and broader communities. 

• Anyone who is estranged from a loved one, and is looking for ways to reconcile
• Psychology buffs interested in a contemporary approach to forgiveness, and how it can change our lives
• Admirers of Archbishop Desmond Tutu who want to learn more about his pioneering work in forgiveness. 

No More Mr. Nice Guy (2000) is the Nice Guy’s guide to recovery. Learn how to stop seeking the approval of others, live your life the way you want to, and ultimately get the love, life, and sex that you crave but that your Nice Guy Syndrome actually stops you from achieving.

• Men who want to take control of their lives
• Men who want to find love – and with it, good sex
• Women who want to help their Nice Guy become the man they really want

8 Secrets to Powerful Manifesting (2022) offers an eight-step approach to increasing your self-awareness, raising your energetic vibration, and bringing about your heart’s truest desires. 

• Anyone who wants to live more abundantly
• People frustrated about unfulfilled dreams
• Manifestors who aren’t seeing results as quickly as they’d like

Living Untethered (2022) is your guide to finding self-realization and unconditional happiness. It provides practical guidance on moving beyond your thoughts, feeling, and emotions and will help you to stop struggling and start experiencing life to its fullest.

• Spiritual-guidance seekers
• Anyone who wants to understand who they really are
• People experiencing anxiety or tension who want to learn how to let go

In Kurashi at Home (2022), interior organization expert Marie Kondo invites readers to conceptualize their ideal kurashi, or lifestyle. Kondo then shows how, through interacting with and optimizing their living spaces, readers can achieve our idea of kurashi. 

• People who’d like to live more mindfully in their space
• KonMari fans eager for more life-changing advice
• Anyone who wants to live their ideal lifestyle at home

The Happiness Trap (2007) is a self-help guide to pursuing a richer and more rewarding life instead of fleeting feelings of happiness. It outlines the six core principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy that can help you tackle unpleasant thoughts and feelings and build a fulfilling life.

• Anyone seeking happiness and failing
• People dealing with mental health problems
• People who want to start living meaningfully

Platonic (2022) is an actionable guide to making and keeping friends as an adult. It combines true stories of friendship with psychological research to give you clear, actionable, and practical advice on building better friendships. 

• People who want to become better friends
• Anyone who’s struggled to make new friends as an adult
• Friends who’d like to strengthen their relationships

Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) is a collection of advice columns penned by Cheryl Strayed, the formerly anonymous author of “Dear Sugar” for the Rumpus. It takes readers on a beautiful but sorrowful journey through the different stages of our lives.

• Anyone seeking advice on life
• Those overcoming depression
• Individuals seeking healing

Awe (2023) is a deep dive into this elusive emotion. Drawing on new research, it shows how awe can improve your mood, well-being, cognitive abilities, and relationships with others. 

• Stressed individuals in need of a mood boost
• Those curious about the power of emotions
• Urban dwellers craving more meaning in life

Let That Sh*t Go: Find Peace of Mind and Happiness in Your Everyday (2018) offers a trove of tools and tips to declutter your mind of all the crap that gets in the way of inner peace and joyful living. Its approach to mindfulness helps you to connect to what’s going on in your head and then use that awareness to build self love, authenticity, acceptance, perspective, and forgiveness. 

• People interested in what mindfulness is and how to practice it
• Busy people who feel too stressed or overwhelmed to enjoy life 
• Anyone who wants to improve their daily happiness

Unfu*k Yourself (2017) lays out an unpleasant truth: there’s only one thing that’s getting in the way of your best life, and that’s you. It provides a set of no-nonsense strategies designed to help you get out of your head, get out of your way, and begin living life on your own terms.

• Self-saboteurs who can’t turn off their persistently negative inner monologue
• Those trying to get out of their own way and go after their dreams
• Anyone who’d like their life to be a little less, well, fu*ked

Feeding the Soul (2021) is a special blend of intimate memoir and self-help, with a few vegan recipes thrown in for good measure. Heartwarming and direct, Feeding the Soul will help guide you to listen to your inner voice, overcome self-doubt, and follow your passion.

• People seeking funny and heartwarming affirmations from a Christian perspective
• Anyone looking for a boost in motivation to keep following their dreams
• Fans of the author’s online content

Learn to maintain positivity, shared abundance, good habits, and relationships with uplifting examples and practical strategies from the newly released Pathways to Peace of Mind (2023).

• General seekers of calm in chaos
• Group leaders who want more zen
• Entrepreneurs desiring success without burnout

Getting to Neutral (2022) is a step-by-step guide to conquering negativity and embracing the state of neutrality in a stressful world. By delving into deeply personal experiences as well as insights from leading athletes and coaches from around the world, it shows how anyone can find calm and clarity in their everyday life. 

• Anyone who struggles with stress and confusion 
• High performers who want to conquer blocking thoughts
• Lovers of an inspiring story

Life in Five Senses (2023) is a meditation on how activating and exploring the five senses can lead to a richer, more meaningful engagement with life.

• Burned-out workers feeling disconnected from the world around them
• Sensualists who want to sink deeper into exploring sensory pleasures
• Anyone who’d like to look closer, hear better, smell sharper, taste more, and touch with intention

Real Life (2023) is a guide to navigating life’s seasons with clarity and connection. While we all feel small and disconnected at times, we don’t have to remain stuck there. Drawing on a variety of voices, Real Life shares the possibility of a more expansive and aligned experience – even in the face of some of life’s most formidable challenges.

• Anyone struggling with loneliness, grief, or trauma 
• Individuals wanting to embrace greater freedom and joy
• Longtime meditators seeking to deepen their practice

Beyond Tidy (2020) provides you with a clear set of eight principles to follow in order to declutter, organize, and tidy your home. With this tried and true method, you’ll save time, money, energy, and space. Along the way, you’ll also develop a positive growth mindset and get your life under control.

• Untidy people looking for some order in their lives
• Anyone looking to save time, money, energy, and space
• People who want to change their mindset to become organized

We Over Me (2023) is the story of the podcasting-and-influencing power couple Devale and Khadeen Ellis – in their own words. With trademark disarming honesty, the Ellises lay bare the struggles and successes that have shaped them as a couple, and share the strategies that allow them to thrive as a partnership. 

• Single people looking for love that lasts
• Couples who’ve lost sight of each other’s needs
• Anyone who could do with a dose of unfiltered relationship advice

Retrain Your Brain (2016) is all about learning practical strategies to break free from negative thought patterns and cultivate a more positive, fulfilling life. Whether you're struggling with anxiety or depression, or just want to improve your overall mental well-being, this guide is a valuable resource for retraining your brain and becoming your best self.

• Anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, or low mood
• Life hackers looking for tools to enhance emotional well-being
• Curious minds interested in the science behind cognitive behavioral therapy

The Clutter Connection (2019) explains the root cause behind your cluttered space. It delves into the four different organizing personality styles and offers easy-to-follow, tailored suggestions for organizing your home based on your distinct style.

• Messy people wanting to organize their spaces
• Moms looking to declutter their homes
• Anyone drowning in clutter