The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Studies & Strowings by D. G. Brinton PB NEW

Description: The Pursuit of HappinessA Book of Studies and StrowingsBy Daniel G. Brinton “Half of happiness is the recognition that we are happy; and half of misery is the forgetting how many causes of happiness we have.”From happiness as the aim of life to its dependency on nature, luck, our own selves, and others, Daniel G. Brinton’s The Pursuit of Happiness provides rare and valuable insights on this most sought-after emotion and the pursuit to attain it. The book, in addition to defining happiness and explaining the desirability of being taught how to become happy, explores pleasure and pain, the hierarchy of enjoyments, the distribution of happiness in the classes of society and in the two sexes, principles to promote of one’s own happiness, and the consolations of affliction.A rare classic, The Pursuit of Happiness continues to lend us a helping hand in our relentless pursuit of being happy. Notice: The displayed image is a symbolic representation of the book, The actual book cover image may differ. ( Why? Sometimes publishers change the cover image with reprints, we have thousands of listings, it is practically impossible to keep track of all those changes.) Book Information:ISBN 13: 9789388369091Publisher: Fingerprint! PublishingYear: 2018Format: Paperback Author:One of the founding fathers of modern American anthropology, Daniel Garrison Brinton was born in 1837 in Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania. He worked as a surgeon during the American Civil War in the Union Army and was the surgeon-in-charge during 1864-65 of the U.S. Army general hospital at Quincy, Illinois. He practiced medicine after the war, and from 1874 to 1887, edited The Medical and Surgical Reporter, a weekly periodical, in Philadelphia. In 1884, Brinton worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, as a professor of ethnology and archaeology, and then, in 1886, joined the University of Pennsylvania as a professor of archaeology and American linguistics. Brinton was a member of several intellectual societies. He also wrote numerous brochures, articles, pamphlets, addresses, and books. Notes on the Floridian Peninsula (1859), The Myths of the New World (1868), American Hero Myths (1882), and The Pursuit of Happiness (1893) are some of his works.Shipping Shipping service:We strive to provide the best possible methods of shipping for your book, so that you buy from us without worrying about shipping time, extra charges, delays or any other hassles. US Shipping: Shipments to US lower 48 states will be shipped from our distribution point in US via USPS media mail / other domestic couriers with valid tracking information. UK Shipping: Shipments to UK are dispatched from India via couriers like Aramex, DHL etc. Australia Shipping: Shipments to A+NZ are dispatched from India via India Post, and couriers like Aramex, DHL etc. Larger shipments weighing around 20 pounds or more will be shipped directly from India via expedited mode. Shipments to all other countries will be shipped from our warehouse in India with valid tracking information.Delivery time: US delivery takes around 2-10 days. UK delivery takes around 2-3 weeks. ANZ delivery takes around 3-4 weeks. and 3-6 weeks for other countries. ReturnsReturns are accepted for the following conditions only: Item damaged in transit. ISBN number mismatch. Edition mismatch. Version mismatch.Returns NOT accepted for the following

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