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Home » Psychology » Books

how to be happy: The How of Hap­pi­ness by Sonja Lyubomirsky, Stum­bling on Hap­pi­ness by Dan Gilbert
behav­ioral eco­nom­ics: Pre­dictably Irra­tional, by Dan Ariely
emo­tions: Emo­tions Revealed, by Paul Ekman
depres­sion: The Mind­ful Way Through Depres­sion, by Jon Kabat-Zinn et al
mindfulness/living in the moment: Wher­ever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn (see also my arti­cle on the topic)
evo­lu­tion­ary psy­chol­ogy: The Moral Ani­mal, by Robert Wright
health: Anti­cancer, by David Servan-Schreiber
get­ting along in rela­tion­ships: How to Avoid Mar­ry­ing a Jerk, my arti­cle on the topic
learning/mastery: The Art of Learn­ing, by Josh Waitzkin

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