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Leonard Mlodinow, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, is a theoretical physicist. He’s also the author of multiple best-selling books on science, including Subliminal, The Drunkard’s Walk, and The Grand Design, which he cowrote with Stephen Hawking.

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Paul Bloom, a psychologist, teaches at the University of Toronto. He’s also the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. A prolific writer, he’s been published in scientific journals as well as the New Yorker and the Atlantic. His other books include Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, and Against Empathy.

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Howard Gardner is a developmental psychologist famous for his theory of multiple intelligences. He has written 30 books and received a litany of awards for his work, including the 1981 MacArthur Fellowship and the 2020 Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award. Currently, he is a research professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, an adjunct professor of psychology at Harvard University, and director of The Good Project, which strives to teach people how to resolve ethical dilemmas.

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Before Happiness (2013) is a self-help guide with a twist. It doesn’t lay down a golden road to happiness and success. Instead, it looks at what we need to have in place before we can achieve these things. The answer is nothing less than a revolution in the way we see reality and approach the challenges in our lives.

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Shawn Achor is one of the world’s leading advocates of positive psychology. After teaching and researching at Harvard for twelve years, he became the CEO of Good Think Inc., a Cambridge-based consulting firm, where he continues his research. He is the author of two New York Times best-selling books, The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential.

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The Psychology of Intelligence (1947) outlines the pioneering psychologist Jean Piaget’s theory of intelligence and cognitive development between birth and adolescence. Originally delivered as a series of lectures in Paris, Piaget’s text provides a key to his highly influential research agenda and, by extension, to one of the twentieth century’s most important bodies of work on children’s psychology.

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Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist best known for his contributions to the study of child development. Born in 1896, he authored over 50 books on cognitive development before his death in 1980. His ideas continue to shape debate and guide the work of psychologists, sociologists, and educationalists.

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The Myths of Happiness (2013) takes aim at the idea that happiness – or unhappiness – can be tied to significant life events, like marriage or job loss. It argues that happiness doesn’t come from attaining socially approved milestones, such as snagging a promotion or buying a big house; this is just one of modern society’s great myths. When we buy into this myth, we prevent ourselves from finding authentic happiness.

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Sonja Lyubomirsky is a psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside who is focused on uncovering the science behind human happiness. In her acclaimed books The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness, she translates her research for a general audience – illuminating how readers can use scientifically proven strategies to build happier, more rewarding lives.

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The How of Happiness (2007) provides a completely scientific guide to becoming a happier person. Drawing from a wide array of empirical research, it explains how we can increase our levels of happiness by changing our thoughts and behaviors.

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Making Sense (2020) consists of conversations about some of life’s biggest questions: the nature of consciousness, the progression of tyranny, the history of racism, the mysteries of the universe, and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence. Though the topics it covers are wide-ranging, its ultimate goal is to explore the ways in which we can understand our minds and harness their power to build the best possible world for everyone.

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John Tierney is an award-winning science journalist and author of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. His column “Findings” regularly appears in the New York Times.

Roy Baumeister is a social psychologist at the University of Queensland and fellow at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. His wide-ranging research includes work on identity, belonging, and motivation.

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Happy (2016) takes a look at the ancient world’s most zen philosophers – the Stoics – and asks what thinkers like Epicurus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius can teach us about happiness. The answer according to Derren Brown? A great deal. Packed with insights into the robust and rational outlooks of these Greek and Roman sages, these blinks illuminate a vital chapter in the history of Western philosophy while showing us how we can lead better, more fulfilling lives today.

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Derren Brown is a writer and television presenter best known for his 2000 series Mind Control, a fascinating and occasionally unnerving exploration of psychological manipulation. Brown is also the author of Tricks of the Mind and Confessions of a Conjurer.

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The Happy Mind (2017) explores the misconceptions and realities surrounding that elusive thing we all long for: happiness. Authors Kevin Horsley and Louis Fourie explain why, despite having centuries of practice, humans still look for happiness in the wrong places and find only unhappiness in the pursuit of material riches. They also provide a practical plan that can help anyone get on the right track for a happy and more fulfilling life.

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Raj Raghunathan is a professor of marketing at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin. He is also an associate editor at the Journal of Consumer Psychology.

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