Better Living: In Pursuit of Happiness from Plato to Prozac Tapa dura - 1998

Viking Books, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: Viking, 1998. First edition. hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo. pp.xx 2 408.""Better Living is Kingwell's attempt to ""probe... and ponder... to investigate happiness philosophically, in the best sense of that much abused word."" This doesn't mean uncovering a simple formula for happiness, but rather asking more questions than he answers. "" , previous owners name on FEP

Toronto / Boston, New York: Viking / Penguin Canada Limited, 1998. First printing. Lightly bumped on front top corner, faint pencil erasure mark on ffep, else near fine. DJ fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brand: Viking, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used: Good.

Viking, 1998T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.6000 8.6000 5.8000. SIGNED by the author. Inscribed. Minimal wear to the jacket. Pages are clean.

Brand: Viking, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used:Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Toronto: Viking/Penguin, 1998. First Edition, 4th Printing . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author explores the idea of happiness and the ways in which that concept has changed over time. Preface by Micheal Frayn, A Landing on the Sun. Chapter Headings: 1, Happiness Is . . .? 2, I Want It Now 3, The Normal and the Pathological 4, Manufacturing Content 5, On earth as It Is in Heaven 6, The Consolation of Philosophy 7, The Virtues of Happiness (I) 8, The Virtues of Happiness (II) 9, Postscript: Happy to Be Here. 359 pp. plus: Acknowledgments, Notes, Bibliography, Index. 408 pp. in toto. Book has text on spine only. Spine ends are slightly rubbed, fon ffep. Unclipped ($32.00) DJ has very light top edge wear. FLATSIGNED by author in pale blue ink underneath crossed-out author's name. Rare in this state. Bookseller's Inventory # 154369.