Lomas, Tim
Summary: "A short, reader-friendly treatment of happiness from a leading figure in positive psychology"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 LOMSummary: A dark comedy that centers around three sisters struggling to achieve happiness and middle class perfection. Includes illicit sexual behavior.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HAPDevera, Czeena
Summary: "Learn how to recognize and understand when you're feeling happy. Happiness is meant to be shared with others! This book complements any social-emotional curriculum to help early readers grow their emotional intelligence. Simple sentences help develop word recognition and improve reading skills. Each book in this series includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and an author biography"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Emo Intel DeveraForna, Aminatta
Summary: A fox makes its way across London's Waterloo Bridge. The distraction causes two pedestrians to collide - Jean, an American studying the habits of urban foxes, and Attila, a Ghanaian psychiatrist there to deliver a keynote speech. In this delicate tale of love and loss, of cruelty and kindness, Aminatta Forna asks us to consider the interconnectedness of lives, our co-existence with one another...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORMortimer, Helen
Summary: "This little hardback book creates a moment to focus on Happiness. It introduces words to talk about feelings with confidence and in a way that feels good. The engaging art style, fun characters and picture book feel make it perfect to share and, because it is from Oxford, it is packed with educational goodness to help children develop and grow"--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 152.42 MORClark Gesner
Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy Music 1956
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMFridge (Musical group)
Contents: Melodica and trombone -- Drum machines -- Cut up piano and xylophone -- Tone guitar and drum noise -- Five four child voice -- Sample and clicks -- Drums bass sonics and edit -- Harmonics -- Long singing.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Temporary Residence Ltd. 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK FRISteel, Danielle
Summary: Sabrina Brooks is a successful author of gripping thrillers living a peaceful life, hiding a painful past. When she inherits an estate outside London, she plans to sell it. Why upset her stability? But a tour with handsome estate attorney Grayson Abbot makes her reconsider.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC STESuperhuman Happiness (Musical group)
Contents: VHS -- Middle ground -- Super 8 -- Date & time -- Drawing lines -- Catch a break -- Cannonball.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SUPMuth, Jon J
Summary: Presents twelve Zen Buddhist affirmational sayings on happiness.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUTRichards, Emilie
Summary: When the only other resident of Happiness Key dies alone in his cottage, four women warily join forces to find his family. Together, they discover difficult truths about their own lives and the men they love-- and uncover the treasure of an unlikely friendship.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC RICSummary: Is it possible to predict what will make us happy? Why do some people have the ability to bounce back after disaster strikes, while others do not? This program examines qualities such as compassion, forgiveness, altruism, and resilience that foster positive emotions. In the spotlight are people facing major life challenges-job loss, a diagnosis of cancer, the death of a child, a serious...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Khan, Chaka
Summary: Legendary singer Chaka Khan is back with her first new album since 2007's Funk This. It includes the single Like Sugar.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES KHADalai Lama XIV
Summary: Dr. Howard Cutler walks readers through the Dalai Lama's philosphy on how to achieve peace of mind and come to terms with life's inherent suffering. Together the two examine the roots of many of the problems facing the world and show us how we can approach these calamities in a way that alleviates suffering and helps us along in our personal quests to be happy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Waldinger, Robert J.
Summary: "What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 WALSummary: Join the journey and discover the secrets to living a truly happy life as two film-makers travel the country in search of the happiest people in America. Be ready to laugh and cry as they uncover real-life heartfelt stories from the most compelling characters. A young woman battles stage four colon cancer, a single dad who lost both of his arms, an impoverished painter single-handedly...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PURSummary: Tal Ben-Shahar shares principles from his popular "positive psychology" course at Harvard University in this program designed to help viewers bring more happiness and satisfaction into their lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HAPWeil, Andrew.
Summary: This book presents integrative treatment strategies for low mood and depression; offers advice on lifestyle, behavior, and dietary changes; and helps readers assess their own emotional wellness and build personalized plans to manage their moods.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 WEIWeil, Andrew.
Summary: This book presents integrative treatment strategies for low mood and depression; offers advice on lifestyle, behavior, and dietary changes; and helps readers assess their own emotional wellness and build personalized plans to manage their moods.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 613 WEIKim, Angie
Summary: "We didn't call the police right away." Those are the electric first words of this extraordinary novel about a biracial Korean-American family in Virginia whose lives are upended when their beloved father and husband goes missing. Mia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for everything--which is why she isn't initially concerned when her father and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC KIMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA Fiction KimTallie, Mariahadessa Ekere
Summary: Seven-year-old Layla divulges many things that make her happy, especially her family and their community garden.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TALBlack Crowes
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Red Distribution, Inc 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Trying to find happiness is the search of a lifetime, and in this multi-segment ABC News program, a diverse cross-section of experts shares insights into the psychological and physiological constituents of happiness; the effects of genes, life circumstances, and intentional activities on happiness; where on Earth the most-and least-happiness is said to exist; and the story of one person who...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: It has been ten years since the Jonas Brothers have released new music. The long wait for fans came to an end when the brothers released the chart-topping track Sucker, which is featured on their new album.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019