The Conquest of Happiness

"The Conquest of Happiness" is Bertrand Russell's recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises and sacrifices that (may) lead to the final, affirmative conclusion of "The Happy Man", this is popular philosophy, or even self-help, as it should be written.

ISBN	0415378478	DEWEY edition	DC22
ISBN13	9780415378475 (What's this?)	Pages	200
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd	Volumes	1
Imprint	Routledge	Published in	London
Format	Paperback	Series title	Routledge Classics
Publication date	01 Feb 2006	Previous ISBN	9780415098649
Writer of introduction	Anthony Grayling	Height (mm)	198
Library of Congress	2005027713	Width (mm)	129
DEWEY	170.44	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

1	What makes people unhappy?	3
2	Byronic unhappiness	12
3	Competition	26
4	Boredom and excitement	35
5	Fatigue	44
6	Envy	54
7	The sense of sin	63
8	Persecution mania	74
9	Fear of public opinion	85
10	Is happiness still possible?	99
11	Zest	110
12	Affection	122
13	The family	130
14	Work	146
15	Impersonal interests	154
16	Effort and resignation	162
17	The happy man	170

'He writes what he calls common sense, but is in fact uncommon wisdom.' - The Observer

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