Book Titles that Include the Word “Happy” (and My Assessment of Whether or Not the Book is Good for Lifting One's Mood)

Books that definitely taught me lots and lots about being happier:

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Ruben

The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger

The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky

The Blue Zones of Happiness: A Blueprint for a Better Life by Dan Buettner

How to Live: What the Rule of St. Benedict Teaches Us About Happiness, Meaning, and Community by Judith Valente

Books for just a quick daily dose of happiness:

Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier by Siimon Reynolds

100 Simple Secrets of Happy People by David Niven

Be Happy: A Little Book to Help You Live a Happy Life by Monica Sheehan

Happy Habits: 50 Science-Backed Rituals to Adopt (or Stop) to Boost Health and Happiness by Karen Salmonsohn

Books that did not make me feel happier:

Whatever Makes You Happy by Lisa Grunwald (Fiction about an unhappy middle-aged woman)

The Happiness Code by Amy Herrick (Fiction about an unhappy family)

Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin (Fiction about, yes, another unhappy group of people)

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each Tuesday That Artsy Reader Girl assigns a topic and then post her top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join her and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.