The answer is not always in a book, or is it?
But readers looking for books on achieving happiness will find no shortage of titles on store shelves according to the LA Times.
“We’re seeing more books on happiness because the market hasn’t been satiated on the subject, and because the documentation behind happiness is so much better,” says Margot Schupf, associate publisher for Collins Publishing Group in New York. “Authors are beginning to report real science and aren’t just talking about a warm, fuzzy feeling.”
the most books
Have you ever noticed that the most books are always published on the topics that people attain the least often?
Good marriage, good children, wealth, low body fat percentage, wisdom, happiness, success, etc.
Suckers and con artists, always a great pairing. I feel bad when I buy those books. “The Orange Julius Diet”, “Visualize Your Personal Peak Awesomeness”, etc.
short-shelf life books
LOL
Do you remember that humor piece on “all about deselection for librarians”? (The spam filter won’t let me post the link.)
One of the first tips were:
To be considered for ‘file fourteen,’ all material should meet a minimum of one of the following criteria:
*(edited for length)
*Circulation dirth (books with zero circulation in the past ten years)
*Title beginning with ‘Post-modern’ or ‘Neo-…’ and ending with ‘…Studies’*
*Billionaire autobiography with billionaire pictured on cover smiling (viz. Sam Walton, Ray Kroc, Ted Turner, Donald Trump, etc.)
I think ‘fad diet books’ should be included in this list as well.
“The Director”