Martin Seligman Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realise Your Potential for Lasting Fulfilment
Happiness, studies show, is not the result of good genes or luck. It can be cultivated by identifying and nurturing traits that we already possess – including kindness, originality, humour, optimism and generosity. Authentic Happiness provides the tools to ascertain and call upon your “signature strengths” leading to new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment, gratification and meaning .

Daniel Gilbert Stumbling on Happiness

Smart, witty, accessible, and laugh-out-loud funny, Stumbling on Happiness brilliantly describes all that science has to tell us about the  uniquely human endeavour to envision the future, and how likely we are to enjoy it when we get there. “Daniel Gilbert shares his brilliant insights into our quirks of mind, and steers us towards happiness in the most delightful engaging ways.” Daniel  Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

Tal Ben Shahar Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfilment
Grounded in the revolutionary “positive psychology” movement,  Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies, scholarly research,  self-help advice,and spiritual enlightenment into a set of principles that  you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to  Happier ’s thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . ... and, yes, HAPPIER.

Venerable Tenzin Palmo subject of Vicki McKenzie’s Cave in the Snow
How an Englishwoman, the daughter of a fishmonger from London’s  East End, became a Buddhist legend secluding herself in a remote cave 13,200 feet up in the Himalayas, cut off from the world by mountains  and snow. There she engaged in twelve years of intense meditation.  Her goal to attain Englightenment.

Dr Stephen Post (with Jill Nieumark) Why Good Things Happen to Good People
The astonishing connection between generosity and health is so convincing that it will inspire readers to change their lives in ways big and small. Why Good Things Happen to Good People, weaves new science with profoundly  moving real-life stories. Get started today. A longer, healthier, happier life awaits you.

Sue Pieters-Hawke Hazels Journey
Hazel Hawke is one of Australia’s best-loved public figures. Caring, gutsy and funny, she earned affection and respect wherever she went, both during and after her time as Prime Minister’s wife. In November 2003 she revealed that she was facing her greatest challenge—Alzheimer’s  disease. An intensely moving and personal story, Hazel’s Journey is told by her daughter Sue.

Anne Deveson Resilience
Some people find the resilience to overcome adversity and suffering  while others are overwhelmed and despair. Anne Deveson’s exploration of why, and how, individuals and communities develop resilience is an engaging intellectual and personal journey, bringing together factual  research, memoir and reflection, with wisdom and gritty humour.

Steve Biddulph The Secret of Happy Children
Beginning with the story of a pregnant teenage girl, Secret leads in simple but powerful language and lots of humour, to gently make you aware of what you say, how you say it, and the possibility of having a more loving, strong, and definite style with kids.

Clive Hamilton Affluenza
Beginning with the story of a pregnant teenage girl, Secret leads in simple but powerful language and lots of humour, to gently make you aware of  what you say, how you say it, and the possibility of having a more loving, strong, and definite style with kids.

Matthieu Ricard Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
Molecular biologist turned Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard, demonstrates how to develop the inner conditions for true happiness. In this revolutionary  book, Ricard shows that happiness is not just an emotion but a skill that can be developed. His ground-breaking, step-by-step guide contains 20 minute exercises to train the mind to recognise and pursue a lasting happiness.

Dr Rosie King Good Loving Great Sex
Differing sex drives can lead even the most loving couples down a path of frustration, resentment, confusion and despair. In Good Loving Great Sexrespected doctor and sex therapist Dr Rosie King teaches couples how to heal their relationships while adding more affection, sensuality and intimacy to every aspect of their lives together.

Paul Wilson The Quiet
A book for everyday people who lead a non-stop life, but who long for the peace of mind, clarity of thought, and escape from the tensions of the modern world that traditional meditation offers. The Quiet practices start to deliver benefits in just 13 minutes - the time it takes to make a cup of  tea and drink it.

Jonathon Welch The Choir of Hard Knocks (CD and DVD)
Take one musical director, and a group of homeless and disadvantaged people... get them together once a week, and let them sing. The result is The Choir of Hard Knocks. The uplifting TV series follows the journey as Jonathon Welch, a former Opera Australia tenor, brings together those who have no voice in society, and gets them to sing.