The Little Guide to Happiness: How to Smile Again

By Michael Kevin Naselli

Hey, It's me, the author. I'm smiling. And do you want to know why? It is because I am happy. And you can be happy too. I'm happy to bring you my new book, The Little Guide to Happiness. You want to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140332557X
• ISBN13: 9781403325570
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

HOW CAN ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND NOT LOVE THIS BOOK?

This book is funny, sweet, pure, clean, moral, and most of all, it helps us attain the ultimate prize, Happiness. What's not to like? I highly recommend it. Nothing but good can come from such a thing. It's truly a breath of fresh air and a beautifully written way to finding peace of mind in a world of negativity, terror, and war.

I'M "HAPPY" I READ THIS BOOK

One of the many things I like most about this book is when it compares the mind to a camcorder. It gives the example of focusing the lens on the road kill that is on the side of the road. What you see is a dead animal and nothing else. But if you zoom out you see that it is a beautiful sunny day on a street that runs beside a crystal clear lake with a sail boat in the distance. The book reminds the reader that we didn't see that part when we were focusing in on the road kill. Then the book further gives the example of zooming in on the sailboat (thus the reason for a sailboat on the cover I imagine). As a reslut of focusing on the sailboat the road kill is no longer in the picture. In essence, what your mind focuses on is what you see. You can focus on the good or the bad. It's your choice. The quotes in the back of the book were pretty interesting as well. Hearing Mother Theresa, Ghandi, Martin Luther King's thoughts on happiness were encouraging. They have all kinds of quotes from all kinds of people ranging from Johnny Carson to Julia Roberts to Ann Frank and Hellen Keller. I didn't like the quotes from some people, but most of them were really really thought provoking. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Simple, but very valuable message !

The author's message is straightforward and simple; the book learns a couple of very valuable techniques for happiness in daily life; written in a no-nonsense style.Buy this book if you are seeking more authentic happiness in your daily life... you won't be disappointed.

Great book for teens (and for that matter, anyone).

No literary snooty snobbery here. Just a basic common sense guide written by an every day guy with a marvelous creative charm and wit. This was a totally pleasant surprise for me. I found it to be an excellent book that I think most folk will be able to empathize with. I for one totally related.

JUST RIGHT

I found this to be a meaningful eye-opener on how to get hold of what I believe is perhaps the most priceless commodity on earth-happiness. This book, though not the end-all to unhappiness is a very valuable guide that points out the misconceptions to happiness as well as the paths to it. The author believes being happy requires 'brain surgery,' an operation that will drive away all negative outlook stored in the minds of even the most miserable people. 'Being happy is brain surgery. If you have a tumor in your brain, what does the surgeon do? He removes it. He takes it out. Negativity is a cancer. And if we want to get ride of the cancer, before it spreads further, what do we need to do? We need to cut it out,' says the Author. A self-confessed non-expert, the author muses that he is a graduate of the UHK-the University of Hard Knocks-where he got several D's for Depression and an F for failure. And some of that non-proffesionalism shows in this book's syntax. It is a mix of formatting errors overseen by the publisher before releasing. Nonetheless, the author claims his experiences at overcoming life's gloom and misery makes him an authority in telling people about the journey toward happiness. And if you look beyond the syntax and at the deeper meaning, then you will see he is right. This book is a delightful little thing filled with a ton of wisdom and insight. I give it 5 stars easy.