The Nature of Happiness

the nature of

happiness 1\t last, a highly intelligent, serious exploration of a subject as universal as it is mysterious an illuminating and fascinating read: The Times .

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What is happiness, exactly? Does it lie in the first sight of a newborn child? Or the fulfilment of a longed-for ambition? In The Nature

r!f Happiness,

Desmond Morris tackles

the question head-on. Drawing on reason to explain the intangible and the emotional, he offers a thought-provoking exploration of the various myths and realities of all kinds of happiness - from the blissful state of the lover, to the sensual happiness of the hedonist and even the high reached by the drug taker. The insights in this book will enable you to understand the irnp9i:tance of contentment in your life.

To Ramona, who has maae me happy j01' over half a century. This edition published in the Uniud Kingdom in 2006 by Little Books Ltd.

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