O's Little Book of Happiness

by O, The Oprah Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine

• ISBN13: 9781250068569
• ISBN10: 1250068568
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-03-31
• Publisher: Flatiron Books

Summary

With a sprightly dose of insightful inspiration, a sprinkling of practical advice, and a bounty of exuberant stories by great writers, O's Little Book of Happiness features some of the best work ever to have appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine. Inside you'll find Elizabeth Gilbert's ode to the triumph of asking for what you want, Jane Smiley's tribute to the animal who taught her about lasting fulfillment, Roxane Gay's sure-fire cure for complaining, Brené Brown's celebration of the powers of play, Neil deGrasse Tyson's take on the joyful participation in the universe, and much more. Revisiting fifteen years of the magazine's rich archives, O's editors have assembled a collection as stunning as it is spirit-lifting.

Author Biography

Each month O, The Oprah Magazine helps readers live their best lives, serving up information and inspiration on everything from lasting love to luscious food. With a signature blend of candor and humor, fresh advice and timeless wisdom, the magazine offers people the tools they need to, as Oprah Winfrey says, “become more of who they are”—to love themselves more deeply, to look hopefully toward the future, and to leap wholeheartedly into the adventure of being alive.

 

Contributors to O’s Little Book of Happiness

Thelma Adams *Monica Ali *Christie Aschwanden *Dan Baker, PhD *Celia Barbour *Martha Beck *Sister Wendy Beckett *Amy Bloom *Brené Brown *Jessica Bruder *Veronica Chambers *Emma Cline *Lisa Congdon *Pamela Erens *Hilene Flanzbaum *Sue Fliess *Lise Funderburg*Roxane Gay *Elizabeth Gilbert  *Marianne Gingher *Anne Glusker *Neil de Grasse Tyson *Heather Greenwood Davis *Lara Kristin Herndon *Roger Housden *Joyce Johnson *Lila Keary *Andrea Lee *Beth Levine *Mark Leyner *Valerie Monroe *Catherine Newman *Mary Oliver *Meghan O’Rourke *Victoria Redel *Gretchen Reynolds *Shonda Rhimes *Jane Smiley *Kathryn Sullivan *Abigail Thomas *Justine Van Der Leun *Patricia Volk  *Lauren F. Winner *Jessica Winter

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Contributors to O’s Little Book of Happiness

Thelma Adams *Monica Ali *Christie Aschwanden *Dan Baker, PhD *Celia Barbour *Martha Beck *Sister Wendy Beckett *Amy Bloom *Brené Brown *Jessica Bruder *Veronica Chambers *Emma Cline *Lisa Congdon *Pamela Erens *Hilene Flanzbaum *Sue Fliess *Lise Funderburg*Roxane Gay *Elizabeth Gilbert  *Marianne Gingher *Anne Glusker *Neil de Grasse Tyson *Heather Greenwood Davis *Lara Kristin Herndon *Roger Housden *Joyce Johnson *Lila Keary *Andrea Lee *Beth Levine *Mark Leyner *Valerie Monroe *Catherine Newman *Mary Oliver *Meghan O’Rourke *Victoria Redel *Gretchen Reynolds *Shonda Rhimes *Jane Smiley *Kathryn Sullivan *Abigail Thomas *Justine Van Der Leun *Patricia Volk  *Lauren F. Winner *Jessica Winter