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Diener, Ed, & Biswas-Diener, Robert. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth.(Brief article)(Book review)

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DIENER, Ed, & BISWAS-DIENER, Robert. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008. 304pp. $24.95 (h).

Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness. It shares ...

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