A PRIVATE HISTORY OF HAPPINESS: NINETY-NINE MOMENTS OF JOY FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 02173013B65500
English Summary/英文概要： A chronicle of happiness and pleasant moments from ancient Greece to more recent times, this collection contains 99 passages designed to give an uplifting perspective to modern life. Instead of advocating the latest gimmick, guide, or formula, this book offers a wider perspective on everyday instances of happiness from different times and many cultures, advocating that happiness is found within the self instead of a political mantra, Internet meme, or advertisement promise. Including noteworthy writers and thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius, Matsuo Basho, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, and many others, the passages relate the shared experiences of happiness throughout time, followed by a brief description and commentary that encourages further reflection and exploration. These moving and often beautiful expressions are drawn from intimate sources such as diaries, letters, and memoirs; and reveal how earlier generations of various cultures found happiness often in the smallest, most commonplace circumstances.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《幸福的私人历史》没有提倡实现幸福的最新指南，或程式化模式，而是让我们重新审视了现实生活中真实的人们所经历的每一天快乐的时刻。包括，如马库斯•奥雷利乌斯(Marcus Aurelius)、松尾芭蕉(Matsuo Basho)、乔治•艾略特(George Eliot)、路易莎•梅•阿尔科特(Louisa May Alcott)和许多其他著名的作家和思想家的幸福探索。作者邀请我们发现，跨越了多个世纪，来自世界各地的幸福点滴。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况："This is more than a book, it is a celebration. . . . Across the barriers of time and culture, it collects for us in the simplest, most restful, most seductive way, the goodness of what it is for us to experience life as sentient human beings." —Phyllis Tickle, compiler of The Divine Hours
"This book is about moments when we are surprised by quiet joy in the everyday wonders of the world. . . . Overflowing with the simple pleasures of life, this is a book to take with you on your travels and to bring home like a friend." —J. Edward Chamberlin, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, author, If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories?
"It turns out that unpretentious, small joys have been shared by human beings across cultures and over thousands of years; in his sensitive commentaries, Myerson brings these precious past moments back to life, and into our lives." —Harry Eyres, columnist, Financial Times
"It can be said of few books that they make the world a less lonely place: this is one. Read it and be inspired, delighted and cheered; give it and create more happiness.’ —Clare Brant, professor, King’s College London, author, Eighteenth-Century Letters and British Cultur
About the Author/作者介绍： George Myerson has published a number of books on ancient and contemporary culture, and modern thought. He holds a PhD in English from Cambridge University, and was a reader in English at King’s College London.
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
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