Bookmarks the Pursuit Happiness of Books Offer Ways to Overcome That Sinking Feeling As Your 401(K) Goes Down

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Ah, Thanksgiving, that great American collective thank-you for a bountiful harvest. So, you may ask: What's so bountiful about today's harvest? This year, many a man's home is not his castle, it's the bank's. More and more people are without the makings for pies. And our retirement funds are real turkeys.

What's to be so thankful for? Or rather, how should one find peace and gratitude within? Ask Ed Diener, the Illinois psychology professor better known as "Dr. Happiness." He and several other writers like him have new books out this year that remind us of something we may have forgotten in this time of meager harvests. Money can buy a measure of happiness, sure, but it is psychological wealth that evens the playing field and yields long-lasting feelings of well-being.

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Bookmarks the Pursuit Happiness of Books Offer Ways to Overcome That Sinking Feeling As Your 401(K) Goes Down

Millionaire William H. Vanderbilt tried to say as much before he died in 1885 when he remarked: "I have no real gratification or enjoyment of any sort more than my neighbor down the block who is worth only half a million."

In their sweeping new book, "Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth" (Blackwe...

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