John F. Schumaker
ASIN: B01EVXUWA4
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 199
Tracing the history of happiness from its prehistoric origins to its current super-commercialized form in an age of mass consumerism and epidemic depression, "In Search of Happiness" constructs a new definition of this overused and poorly understood term. The result is a deep, startling, and ultimately inspiring and highly readable blueprint for seeking and finding genuine happiness, both as individuals and as a society.ABOUT THE AUTHORJohn F. Schumaker is a retired clinical psychologist, academic, author, and social critic living in Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand. In addition to "In Search of Happiness: Understanding an Endangered State of Mind," his self-authored books are "The Age of Insanity" (Praeger), "The Corruption of Reality" (Prometheus), and "Wings of Illusion" (Prometheus). His edited books include "Religion and Mental Health" (Oxford University Press), "Human ...