Top 20 Books On Happiness
Alphabetized by authors last name. Links to Amazon are provided here as a convenience to our visitors and as support for these wonderful authors. The 5% commission we earn on these book sales goes to spreading happiness around the world.

What Happy People Know, Dan Baker, Ph.D.
This book is excellent because Dan Baker is another person that personally understands happiness. His understanding of fear and it's connection to happiness is wonderful. Dan does a great job of allowing us to really understand happiness and it's connection to spirituality.
 
The Feeling Good Handbook, David D. Burns, M.D.
This book is a guidebook for anyone trying to deal with depression, fear, phobias, panic attacks and self-defeating attitudes. It is a book which can undauntedly help people who are seeing a therapist and those who do not. I have personally spent time with Dr. Burns and I can tell you that he can give you more skills and tools, techniques and exercises that help you to cope with your moods and your problems than any book I have ever read.
 
Shortcut Through Therapy, Richard Carlson, Ph.D.
Dr. Carlson does so much to show you how to choose to be happy. This book will teach you that you may not need to take the long road to happiness. As a psychologist only he can tell you things that may mean a quick success for you. A really worthwhile book for you to read.
 
Awareness, Anthony DeMello
DeMello was a Jesuit Priest born in 1931 and died in 1987. This book is a profound work in happiness and spirituality. You will need to read this book a few times because it gives you so much new thought to feed your happiness.

How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable, Albert Ellis, Ph.D.
Dr. Ellis will show you how to overcome destructive beliefs, feelings and behaviors. He gives you his directions for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. He has written over 75 other books.
 
How We Choose to Be Happy, Rick Foster & Greg Hicks
What distinguishes the extremely happy are the nine choices they make throughout their lives — choices that determine their behavior in a wide range of circumstances. And what How We Choose to Be Happy shows is how anyone can incorporate these choices into their own lives to create personal happiness.
 
Man's Search For Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl, M.D.
I have read this book many times. It is truly a book for learning to be happy. If you think you have problems, read this book. It will show you that no matter what is happening to you the freedom to choose your attitude ultimately lies within you no matter what. It is a book for all time and for all people. A must read!!!
 
Choice Theory, William Glasser, M.D.
Dr Glasser has written one of the most powerful books of our time. As he says, "we choose to depress." He can prove it to you and as a psychiatrist he will amaze you with the fact that you may not need what the psychological profession says you need. Find out how simple being happy can be and learn the real story of the need for drug medication.  
 
Food for Thought, Lionel Ketchian
I wrote this book in 1988. I stated in the book that "happiness is a decision." Writing this book has helped me to find out what is important in life. Maybe it will help you find the meaning and purpose of your life. Email me for more information.
 
The Art Of Happiness, A Handbook for Living, Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler
This is an incredible work on understanding one man's life of happiness. It will show you that happiness is available to you in spite of problems and people. The Dalai Lama will show you happiness so you can practice it on yourself.
 
Climb your Stairway to Heaven, 9 habits of Maximum Happiness, David Leonhardt
It is truly a wonderful book, full of insights by an author and his wife discovering and living the principles of happiness in their daily lives. As David says in his book and I quote him, "You control your happiness. It really is your choice." No smarter words were ever written by anyone. David knows happiness, he and his wife live it every day. Best of all he is teaching you how to be happy.
 
The Principles and Philosophy of The Option Method, Bruce M. Di Marsico
This is truly on of the most incredible books on happiness ever written. Bruce was clearly happy and completely understood the meaning of happiness. Not only that but he actually can teach you how to be completely happy no matter what using the Option Method he created.
 
Being Happy!, Andrew Matthews
I love this book for two reasons. 1. Andrew really understands happiness and lectures on the art of being happy.
2. He has made it more fun than any other book I have ever read on happiness. You will have fun and learn that being happy works.
 
Most of All They Taught Me Happiness, Dr. Robert Muller
I have the rare privilege of talking to and working with Dr. Muller. I read his book many years ago and consider it a book that can revolutionize the world. This book can show you that using happiness can save your life. This is a must read for those who want to read about a true genius in our human evolution. This book has and will change many lives.

The 100 Simple Secrets Of Happy People, David Niven, Ph.D.
Dr. Niven has come up with 100 simple but excellent ways to be happy. His research is truly wonderful because it allows you to directly benefit from ever single way. He gives you the secrets that scientists are trying to find. He found them from happy people, who else?
 
Happy 4 Life: Here’s How to Do It. Bob Nozik, M.D.
I am privileged to know and love Dr. Nozik. He is running the California Happiness Club. He has been happy for 19 years. He will show you the ways that will lead you to happiness. Learn the deep abiding happiness that you can count on even through tough times. A must read.
 
Your Best Life Now, Joel Osteen
If you would like a Christian perspective on life then this is a great book for you. If you don't then this is still a great book for you because chapter 7 is titled, Choose To Be Happy. Joel has an amazing ability to understand happiness and teach it to you extremely well. If you want a practical and spiritual understanding of happiness than this is the book for you.  
 
Gateway To Happiness, Rabbi Zelig Pliskin
I think this is the most comprehensive book on happiness I've ever read. Rabbi Pliskin has chapters dealing with everything you could imagine that could rob you of your happiness. He has chapters dealing with worry, sadness, friendship, living in the present, anger, guilt, suffering, preventing problems, envy, desires, grief, discouragement and many more.
The most incredible components of this book and the segments that make it great are the first four chapters. They are Chapter 1: Happiness is an obligation, Chapter 2: Appreciating what you have, Chapter 3: Happiness is dependent on your thoughts, and Chapter 4: Peace of mind. These four chapters include the best thinking and teaching explanations on happiness. Available online from Eichlers.com. Click here for the link.
 
Authentic Happiness, Martin Seligman, Ph.D.
This is a very important work because it is a breakthrough for the field of psychology to enter into the subject of happiness, using the term "positive psychology."  Dr. Seligman does a good job of helping us understand the usefulness of happiness. He is a pioneer in the happiness research that is now sweeping the press.
 
Love, Medicine and Miracles by Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.
 
I love this book and the author. I think Bernie has done so much to bring true compassion and understanding to the medical profession. He has single handedly altered the medical profession for the better. This book will not only assist you in your healing, but will show you how to live a fuller life.