14,000 Things to be Happy About.: Revised and Updated edition (Paperback)

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Product Description

No opinions, no explanations, no asides, footnotes, editorializing, or proselytizing. And all in a plain white cover with large black type. With over one million copies in print, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About is the mesmerizing bestseller that celebrates all the little things that make life worth living. Any random page is an instant pick-me-up, and reading it is as irresistible as popcorn:

• new babies
• a well-crafted chair
• having a sense of your own space
• a real person answering the phone
• peninsulas
• leaves snuggled around the foundations of old country houses
• staying home on New Year’s Eve

Now revised and updated, with 1,500 new entries—the feel of the fur in Ugg boots, a favorite television program caught on TiVo—14,000 Things to Be Happy About is a panacea for a new time and a new generation, an antidote to the all-too-many things we might be unhappy about. Adding to the pleasure are 125 joyous and jewel-like illustrations from Pierre Le-Tan.

From the Back Cover

Smile lines, a Hawaiian beach shack, podcasting, children at recess, garden gnomes, downward facing dog in yoga, comfy chairs in large bookstores, pot stickers, bobsledding, painting the ceiling sky-blue, guitar lessons, and one perfect day.

NOW REVISED WITH 1,500 NEW ENTRIES

A quirky, compulsive, irresistible list of all the little things that make us happy. Items, places, thoughts, celebrations & our daily bread. 125 illustrations.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 611 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; Rev Upd edition (April 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761147217
• ISBN-13: 978-0761147213
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,940 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When you need a reminder that life is still good...no matter what., January 13, 2009

By	Agatha Higginbottom "Aggie" (Hawaii United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this book when it was entitled "10,000 Things to be Happy About". Just picked it off a shelf in the bookstore one day when my mom was trying to survive her experimental chemo treatments and the rest of us were struggling to cope with her impending loss. That day, this book was like a shaft of sunlight splintering a murky room. It made me remember that there are good things in life no matter what crushing sadness we were experiencing. I'd just pick up the book, open it to any page, and I'd just start reading that wonderful list of happy things. It was like a lifeline to me at times. I've since purchased it as a gift for another person going through the same experience and will be purchasing it again soon to give as a gift once more to someone experiencing their own kind of pain. Sometimes we just need to be reminded that life is still good. To the author, a simple heartfelt thank you from me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cultivates your own capacity to be happy, and grateful, each day, March 13, 2009

By	Carrie Sheridan "carrie sheridan" (los angeles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

this is fun to browse through periodically - i used to keep it on the coffee table in our livingroom and kids would pick it up and just turn to any page at random - and it really is true that happiness is more about wanting what we have than having what we want - well worth $10 to invest in learning to be happy with what is -

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cute and Happy, December 24, 2008

By	S. D. Amos (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book to hand out during a Thanksgiving Eve worship service at my church. The list of things to be happy about are also things to be thankful for. I like the thoughts of happiness from the very little to the very big. Every joyful part of life is something for which to be thankful and I like the author reminding us of this fact. As a result, we can notice more than we have before and our lives will be richer, more connected to others and the earth, and more at peace. Reading the list of 14,000 things does not have to be read all at one time. You can pick up the book for short preiods of time, smile and think of your own list of things to be happy about. Very uplifting.