{"product_id":"the-happiness-curve-why-life-gets-better-after-50-paperback","title":"The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Rauch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnlightenment Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will change your life by showing you how life changes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you're successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions. He shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a U-shaped trajectory, a \"happiness curve,\" declining from the optimism of youth into what's often a long, low slump in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis isn't a midlife \u003ci\u003ecrisis\u003c\/i\u003e, though. Rauch reveals that this slump is instead a natural stage of life--and an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competition and toward compassion, it equips you with new tools for wisdom and gratitude to win the third period of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Rauch can testify to this personally because it was his own slump, despite acclaim as a journalist and commentator that compelled him to investigate the happiness curve. His own story and the stories of many others from all walks of life--from a steelworker and a limo driver to a telecoms executive and a philanthropist--show how the ordeal of midlife malaise reboots our values and even our brains for a rebirth of gratitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of insights and data and featuring many ways to endure the slump and avoid its perils and traps, \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Curve \u003c\/i\u003edoesn't just show you the dark forest of midlife, it helps you find a path through the trees. It also demonstrates how we can--and why we must--do more to help each other through the woods. Midlife is a journey we mustn't walk alone.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJONATHAN RAUCH, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, is the author of several books and many articles on public policy, culture, and government. A recipient of the 2005 National Magazine Award, he's a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. He lives with his husband in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772601860384,"sku":"9781250080912","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4907dfd110a512216e47cd39468926c0.webp?v=1780409278","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-happiness-curve-why-life-gets-better-after-50-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}