Here are some of the books that can help us become happier, organized by the categories of conceptions, connections & actions :
Conceptions
Dalai Lama
- (with Desmond Tutu & Douglas Carlton Abrams) The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
- The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
- The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Inner Peace: The Essential Life and Teachings
- (with Jeffrey Hopkins) How to See Yourself As You Really Are
Byron Katie
- (with Stephen Mitchell) Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
- (with Michael Katz) I Need Your Love – Is That True?: How to Stop Seeking Love, Approval, and Appreciation and Start Finding Them Instead
Anita Moorjani
- Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
- What If This Is Heaven?: How Our Cultural Myths Prevent Us from Experiencing Heaven on Earth
Benjamin Hoff
- The Tao of Pooh
- The Te of Piglet
Rachel Naomi Remen
- Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal
- My Grandfather’s Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
Mo Gawdat
- Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy
Connections
Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt
- Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
- Making Marriage Simple: Ten Relationship-Saving Truths
- Receiving Love: Transform Your Relationship by Letting Yourself Be Loved
Nisim Levi
- Mindful Sexuality
Esther Perel
- Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
- The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
Actions
Tom Hodgkinson
- How to Be Idle
- How to be Free
- The Idle Parent: Why Laid-Back Parents Raise Happier and Healthier Kids
Tal Ben-Shahar
- Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
Rhonda Byrne
- The Secret
- The Power
- The Magic
Eric Weiner
- The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World