Recommended Books
Curated selection of positive psychology books for your personal and professional development
General Positive Psychology
The Happiness Advantage
Most people want to be successful in life. And of course, everyone wants to be happy. When it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness, most people assume the same formula: if you work hard, you will become successful…
Positivity Psychology in a Nutshell
Dr Ilona Boniwell is recognized as Europe’s leading researcher, innovator and thinker in the expanding world of positive psychology. Positive Psychology in a Nutshell offers something for everyone…
Second Wave Positive Psychology
Positive psychology is currently equated with theory and research on the positive aspects of life. The reality could not be further from the truth. Positive psychology investigates and researches some of the most difficult…
Applied Positive Psychology
If you think you know what positive psychology is, think again! This book offers a new integrative vision for making life better that takes in the body and the brain, culture and society, childhood and development…
The Happiness Advantage
Most people want to be successful in life. And of course, everyone wants to be happy. When it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness, most people assume the same formula: if you work hard, you will become successful…
Positivity Psychology in a Nutshell
Dr Ilona Boniwell is recognized as Europe’s leading researcher, innovator and thinker in the expanding world of positive psychology. Positive Psychology in a Nutshell offers something for everyone…
Second Wave Positive Psychology
Positive psychology is currently equated with theory and research on the positive aspects of life. The reality could not be further from the truth. Positive psychology investigates and researches some of the most difficult…
Applied Positive Psychology
If you think you know what positive psychology is, think again! This book offers a new integrative vision for making life better that takes in the body and the brain, culture and society, childhood and development…
Pursuing The Good Life
The new perspective of positive psychology takes these questions seriously and provides some useful answers. In Pursuing the Good Life, Christopher Peterson, one of the founders and leaders of positive psychology…
Flourish
If you think you know what positive psychology is, think again! This book offers a new integrative vision for making life better that takes in the body and the brain, culture and society, childhood and development…
Positive Psychology and You
This broad and innovative self-development guide shows readers how they can use scientific findings from contemporary positive psychology to enhance their lives. Containing dozens of practical exercises and real-life examples…
Authentic Happiness
According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes from focusing on one’s personal strengths rather than weaknesses…
Positive Emotions
Positivity
One of the leading members of the positive psychology movement draws on cutting-edge research and lab-tested tools to explain why positivity is more important than happiness, how it relieves depression, broadens minds, and builds lives…
Love 2.0
Positive emotions expert Barbara Fredrickson investigates the importance of love in improving mental and physical health. Using research from her lab, Fredrickson redefines love as micro moments of connection possible between all people…
The Positivity Prescription
Most people want to be successful in life. And of course, everyone wants to be happy. When it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness, most people assume the same formula: if you work hard, you will become successful…
The How Of Happiness
The key tenet of THE HOW OF HAPPINESS is that every human being has a happiness ‘set point’ which, depending on how high or low it is, can determine how positive or negative they feel…
Goal Setting & Grit
Grit
In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit”…
Creating Your Best Life
Creating Your Best Life is the only research-based book on the topic of goals and happiness and it has found receptive audiences worldwide. Filled with interactive exercises and quizzes, it helps readers set and accomplish life lists…
Getting Grit
Grit–defined as our perseverance and passion for long-term goals–is now recognized as one of the key determinants of success and life satisfaction. So, how do we build this essential quality? “First we have to understand what…
The Pursuit Of Perfect
We’re all laboring under our own and society’s expectations to be perfect in every way-to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times bestselling author…
Flow & Meditation
Flow
What really makes people glad to be alive? What are the inner experiences that make life worthwhile? For more than two decades Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi studied those states in which people report feeling most alive…
Awareness Is Freedom
Awareness Is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and Spirituality proposes a unique combination of spiritual and psychological concepts that together lead to greater self-awareness and wellbeing…
The Learn, Enjoy, Flow and Grow
The Learn, Enjoy, Flow and Grow coaching method provides the perfect solution. It is an approach that can be applied to yourself, or others with whom you work. Ultimately, it is a process of transformation…
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle’s message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, his clear and profound insights make this book remarkable…