The Conquest of Happiness

"Conquering Happiness" is a recipe for a good life. Published in 1930, it preceded the current mania for self-help by decades and offered a completely rational view of this much-exploited subject. Guiding the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and personal choices, compromises and sacrifices, the legendary intellectual and humanist Bertrand Russell draws a route out of the seemingly inevitable anxiety prevalent even in secure and prosperous Western societies.

"Conquering Happiness" is a useful dose of common sense that will help each person reach extraordinary wisdom and defeat his most difficult adversary: himself.