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The Happiness Solution: Finding Joy And Meaning In An Upside Down World

by Alan Gettis Ph.D.

203 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-1415; ISBN 1-4120-1046-2; US$21.95, C$25.24, EUR18.03, £12.62

Just about everyone would like to be happier. The Happiness Solution is a fascinating collection of short stories, myths, and anecdotes that make increased happiness accessible to you.

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The Happiness Solution: Finding Joy And Meaning In An Upside Down World is a collection of parable-like stories, myths, and anecdotes. Dr. Gettis draws from his 38 years of clinical experience as a psychologist and combines that with the latest research on the science of happiness. The result is also markedly influenced by Dr. Gettis' passionate involvement with eastern philosophy in general and Zen in particular. The book is written in a down-to-earth, non-pedantic style, that makes it easy to read and digest despite dealing with complex human issues. It combines Zen wisdom with cognitive behavioral therapy, spirituality, and a new paradigm of positive psychology.

The Happiness Solution confronts our societal notions of what brings us happiness. We now know that you're unlikely to find happiness in the mall and that a new BMW will not solve a midlife crisis. So, if power. prestige, sex, money, and possessions don't work, what does? Fame and fortune, education and IQ scores seemingly are also not key players in the formula for happiness. Dr. Gettis uses humor, pathos and stories to provide the solution. He believes we are hard wired for stories, dating back to the earliest cultures and our collective unconscious. He believes that the stories in " The Happiness Solution" may indeed change the way the reader lives her life.

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About the Author

Dr. Alan Gettis is a clinical psychologist who is well steeped in both Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. His previous books include Sun-Faced Haiku, Moon-Faced Haiku and the critically acclaimed Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up: Landing On Your Feet In An Upside Down World.

In the 1960's, Dr. Gettis was a Viet Nam-era army psychologist stationed at a military hospital. In the 1970's he was Chief Psychologist at a large mental health center in northern New Jersey. For the past 32 years, he has maintained a private practice in River Edge, NJ, where he specializes in individual psychotherapy for adults. He lives in northern New Jersey and in Cape Cod with his wife and children.

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