{"product_id":"all-that-happiness-is-some-words-on-what-matters-9781324094852","title":"All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters","description":"Our society is obsessed with achievement. Young people are pushed toward the next test or the \"best\" grammar school, high school, or college they can get into. Adults push themselves toward the highest-paying, most prestigious jobs, seeking promotions and public recognition. As Adam Gopnik points out, the result is not so much a rat race as a rat maze, with no way out. Except one: to choose accomplishment over achievement. \u003cem\u003eAchievement\u003c\/em\u003e, Gopnik argues, is the completion of the task imposed from outside. \u003cem\u003eAccomplishment\u003c\/em\u003e, by contrast, is the end point of an engulfing activity one engages in for its own sake. From stories of artists, philosophers, and scientists to his own fumbling attempts to play Beatles songs on a guitar, Gopnik demonstrates that while self-directed passions sometimes do lead to a career, the contentment that flows from accomplishment is available to each of us. A book to read and return to at any age, \u003cem\u003eAll That Happiness Is\u003c\/em\u003e offers timeless wisdom against the grain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Gopnik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.35h x 4.80w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324094852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGopnik, Adam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Gopnik\u003c\/strong\u003e is a staff writer at \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and has written for the magazine since 1986. He has three National Magazine awards for essays and for criticism. The author of numerous best-selling books, including \u003cem\u003eParis to the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43769254510707,"sku":"9.78132E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e59b4082-88e9-4bf9-8fce-8ddc7e8c2306.jpg?v=1757073424","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/all-that-happiness-is-some-words-on-what-matters-9781324094852","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}