Leo Bormans

The World Book of Happiness

100 Experts from 50 Countries Share How to Find Happiness in Difficult Times

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Produktbeschreibung

How can we, despite everything, still find happiness and hope today? Researcher Leo Bormans asked this question to 100 top experts from 50 countries. Here are their answers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lannoo Publishers
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 195mm
• ISBN-13: 9789020955392
• ISBN-10: 902095539X
• Artikelnr.: 73391144

Autorenporträt

Leo Bormans travels around the world as an ‘Ambassador of Happiness & Quality of Life’. He is a researcher, keynote speaker, author and editor-in-chief of The World Book of Happiness (first published in 2010) and The World Book of Hope (2015). He is a Distinguished Lecturer of Happiness Research at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Inhaltsangabe

THE ESSENCE The Penguin Moment – Leo Bormans 8 PROLOGUE Welcome to the New
World – Richard Easterlin 12 Welcome to the New Book – Martin Seligman 14
The steady rise in negative emotions – Paul De Grauwe16 The World Report on
Happiness – United Nations18 Serene shores: the happiest haven in the world
– United Nations 20 Aaron Jarden – Australia – A personal notion27 Abieyuwa
Ohonba – South Africa – The power of kindness 29 Alena Slezackova &
Miroslav Svetlak – Czech Republic – Rising above adversity 30 Allesandra
Tinto ao – Italy – The sense of democracy 32 Amsale Temesgen – Norway –
Sustainable wellbeing 34 Amy Isham – UK – The winning combination 36 Andras
Vargha – Hungary – The five pillars of mental health 40 Anna Pettini –
Italy – The endless desire 42 Antonella Delle Fave – Italy – The experience
of harmony 44 Arthur Grimes – New Zealand – Unleash your freedom, harness
your joy 46 Attila Olah – Hungary – The golden card of mental health 48
Barbara Fredrickson – USA – Broaden & Build 50 Birger Poppel – Greenland
and the Arctic Circle – Harsh environments 52 Carlos Castro – Mexico –
Developing student wellbeing 54 Carol D Ryff – USA – Well-being is
imperilled 56 Charles Martin-Krumm – France – The joy of learning 60
Charlie Azzopardi – Malta – The circularity of happiness 62 Chiara Ruini –
Italy – Despite suffering 65 Christian Van Nieuwerburgh – Ireland &
Australia – Supporting people to thrive 68 Daniel TL Shek – China – No man
can live by bread alone 71 Danilo Garcia – Sweden & El Salvador –
Personality and outlook 73 Dirk De Wachter – Belgium – The true sense of
happiness 76 Dora Gudrun Gudmundsdottir – Iceland – The happiness
construction 78 Elaine Duncan – United Kingdom – Vigour and vitality 80
Elena Pruvli – Estonia – Bridging the gap 82 Elena Stănculescu – Romania –
The effects of social media 84 Ernst Bohlmeijer – The Netherlands –
Psychological flexibility 86 Francesco Sarracino – Luxembourg – Post-growth
happiness 88 Francis Munier – France – Friendly recognition91 Frank Martela
– Finland – The government’s priority 94 Gerbert Bakx – Belgium – The logic
of life 96 Giacomo Degli Antoni & Giuseppe Vittucci Marzetti – Italy –
Giving matters 98 Habib Tiliouine – Algeria – Nurturing the mind and
purifying the soul 100 Hans Henrik Knoop – Denmark – Our unifying struggle
103 Helena Hnilicova, Dagmar Dzurova & Michala Lustigova – Czech Republic –
A long and happy life 106 Helena Marujo – Portugal – Public happiness 108
Heli T Koivumaa-Honkanen – Finland – The ‘happiest’ country 111 Ilios
Kotsou – Belgium & France – Emotional skills 114 Ingrid Kuhlman – Iceland –
Connecting with nature 116 Karma Ura – Bhutan – Gross National Happiness
119 Isabella Tater – France – Being happy at work is possible 122 Iva
Solcova – Czech Republic – Sress-related growth 124 James Pawelski – USA –
Arts, culture, and human flourishing 126 Jan Delhey – Germany – The triad
of Having, Loving & Being 128 Joseph Sirgy – USA – The balanced life 130
Judith Mangelsdorf – Germany – Personal growth 132 Julianne Holt-Lunstad –
USA – Loneliness and social connection 134 Kamlesh Singh – India – Global &
Local 136 Lara Aknin – Canada – Instinctive kindness 138 Leon Garduno –
Mexico – The happy few 140 Lina Martinez – Colombia – Mental health
literacy 142 Liz Horvath – Canada – Smart working environments 145 Louise
Chawla – USA – Footprints of delight 148 Louise Lambert – United Arab
Emirates & Canada – Getting beyond ourselves 151 RELIGION AND HAPPINESS:
THE INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE 157 Christianity & Happiness – Koen Vlaeminck –
Belgium 158 Islam & Happiness – Noraini Mohd Noor – Malaysia 160 Hinduism &
Happiness – Doug Oman – USA 163 Buddhism & Happiness – Erik Hoogcarspel –
The Netherlands 166 Judaism & Happiness – Jeremy Rosen – United Kingdom &
USA 170 Maarten Vansteenkiste & Bart Soenens – Belgium – Essentials of
human flourishing 174 Malgorzata Mikucka – Germany – Physical contact 178
Marc Fleurbaey – France – Social responsibility 180 Marc Schulz and Robert
Waldinger – USA – Social fitness 182 Maria Sirois – USA – Happiness after
loss 185 Marei Ahmed – France, Egypt & United Arab Emirates – Vitality,
passion and sports 188 Mariano Rojas – Costa Rica & Mexico – A new
narrative 190 Martijn Burger & Marloes Hoogerbrugge – The Netherlands –
Urban or rural area? 192 Martin Binder – Germany – How perception shapes
happiness 194 Mathieu Perona – France – It’s rarely as bad as it sounds 196
Meike Bartels – The Netherlands – The heritability of happiness 198 Michael
Banissy – United Kingdom – Touch is the social glue 200 Miles Richardson –
United Kingdom – Happiness is in our nature 202 Mohammed Al-Haj Baddar –
Jordan – Good can be more, bigger and better 204 Namhee Kim & Inchoel Choi
– Republic of Korea – A very ordinary happiness 206 Naoki Akaeda – Japan –
Social capital and social policy 208 Naoki Sudo – Japan – Bridging the gap
210 Nic Marks – United Kingdom – Five steps to wellbeing 212 Ognen
Spasovski – North Macedonia & Slovakia – Social comparison 216 Oliver
Nahkur – Estonia – Children in turbulent times 218 Pamela Abott – Scotland
– United Kingdom – The decent society 220 Pedro Tabensky – South Africa –
Working with the clay of the given 222 Peter Malinowski – United Kingdom –
Training our mind 224 Philip Streit – Austria – Strong and Positive 227
Pninit Russo-Netzer – Israel – A compass for meaning in life 230 Robert
Biswas-Diener – USA – Happiness and hospitality 233 Qadir Nadery –
Afghanistan & Belgium – Living without a future 236 Richard M Ryan –
Australia & South-Korea – Human motivation 240 Samuel Ho – Hong Kong –
People’s Republic of China – Posttraumatic growth 242 Sauwalak Kittiprapas
– Thailand – Inner happiness 244 Sefa Bulut – Turkey – After the disaster
246 Seonga Kim – Republic of Korea – Economic, human and social capital 248
Sergeii Boltivets – Ukraine – The right to live 250 Shahe Kazarian Lebanon
– Canada – Paradise lost 254 Shuyang Da – China – The leisurely life 258
Stefano Bartoni – Italy – Sharing is the golden thread 260 Stephanie Hess –
Germany – Children’s happiness 262 Suzy Green – Australia – Coaching
towards goals 264 Tal Ben-Shahar– USA – The natural wonder drug 266 Tania
Singer – Germany – Resetting our brains268 Thomas Wilke – Germany – Sexual
happiness 270 Tim Lomas – UK & USA – Balance and harmony 272 Valerie Moller
– South Africa – Hope shapes your future 276 Vijay Kumar Shrotryia – India
– Emotion, economy & education 278 Wolfgang Lutz – Austria – How to become
a ‘happy’ country 280 EPILOGUE In search of a moral compass – Herman Van
Rompuy 286 Growing knowledge – Ruut Veenhoven288 A Manifesto for well-being
– Richard Layard 290 Whispered Wisdom: 600 life-transforming guiding steps
293 Redefining Happiness: The Crisis of the Penguin – Leo Bormans 294