In Authentic Happiness, the bestselling author of Learned Optimism introduces the revolutionary, scientifically based idea of 'Positive Psychology.' Positive Psychology focuses on strengths rather than weaknesses, asserting that happ...

An authority on cognitive psychology and motivation documents the positive effects of optimism on the quality of life and provides a program of specific exercises designed to break the pessimism habit while developing an optimistic ou...

The author of Learned Optimism argues that happiness can be a learned and cultivated behavior, explaining how every person possesses at least five of twenty-four profiled strengths that can be built on in order to improve a life. Repr...