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| Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out | 
 enlarge | Author: Marci Shimoff
Creator: Carol Kline
Publisher: Free Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $7.66
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Avg. Customer Rating:  180 reviews
Sales Rank: 2923
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 141654772X
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9781416547723
ASIN: 141654772X
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Happy for No Reason review November 2, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I cannot review this item since it was a gift. The person who received it never told me if he liked it or not.
got a book for my wife October 15, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
excellent service. item arrived in a timely manner and was in better condition than i expected.
way to go!
 Not as good as it sounds.... October 11, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had seen the video "Secrets" before I read this book, hoping to find a written reference for most of the material in "Secrets". While the book starts out pretty good, and definitely has some good material in it for increasing your level of happiness, it starts to fall on lame, Pollyannish ideas from the middle of the book and beyond.
Most of the last half of the book contains a lot of "give into a higher power" pap, which requires a lot of mindlessness. I guess if you become mindless, you also will be happier. I'd rather not find out, as I like to use my mind much of the time.
Nonetheless, there are several tips in the book that would allow you to increase your level of happiness a degree or two (on a 10-point scale). Just don't expect too much, and you will be satisfied.
I'll tell you if she ever reads it. October 5, 2008
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
I got this for my sweetheart because she was a bit down. She saw that it I meant well by it but has not read it probably because the last thing you want to do when your depressed is see that other people have noticed it too. If I ever get the chance to read it I'll let you know.
 The best self-help/motivational book i've read in ages September 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
'Happy for no reason' has to be the best motivational/self help book i have read in ages. Besides 'Feel the fear and do it anyway' by Susan Jeffers, Marci Shimoff get's right to the point. Happiness comes from within. I like a lot of people i know have never looked at happiness in this way.
I asked a friend if they were truly happy and they gave me the answer i expected, "Yes I'm happy because i have.........." It's the same with work collegues.
People are living unhappy lives and masking it with external things. They're happy because they have a pretty girlfriend, handsome boyfriend, nice house, money, nice job, designer clothes etc.......... but what if those things were taking away from them?
Happiness is internal and Marci breaks this down perfectly in 'Happy for no reason'.
Her study on the 100 happy people was interesting.
The one negative thing about this book was the input of 'Rhonda Byrne'. I think 'the secret' was a fantastic marketing and money making tool, it was designed for unhappy insecure depressed down on their luck individuals.
You can read 'Happy for no reason' and close the last chapter feeling no shame or blame. You can look at your life now and make gradual changes everyday to feel happier from the inside out. She informs you of the power of forgiveness, passion and purpose.
The exercises are good too. She doesn't spend pages trying to get you to buy any additional products.
This book has made a big impact on me. I look forward to more books by this author.
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