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Creating The World We Want To Live In: How Positive Psychology Can Build a Brighter Future

Author(s) : Bridget Grenville-Cleave, Author(s) : Dora Gudmundsdottir, Author(s) : Felicia Huppert, Author(s) : Vanessa King, Author(s) : David Roffey, Author(s) : Sue Roffey

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'This beautiful book informs us of the science and inspires us to apply it. It is based on the best of positive psychology, which has shown how the goal of wellbeing can be as relevant to those who are flourishing as to those who are languishing - and as relevant to education, work and public policy as to our inner private world'. - Professor Lord Richard Layard, Co-Director, Well-Being Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics.


'This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It offers a superb developmental and contextual approach to integrative well-being. Moreover, it is a wonderful contribution to our holistic understanding of personal, interpersonal, occupational, communal, and environmental wellness. An amazing group of authors tackle contemporary issues that go beyond individual pursuits of happiness. By combining evidence with values and pragmatism, this book offers hope and actionable steps. This volume is destined to become a classic in the emerging field of integrative well-being. With great clarity and beautiful writing, the authors encourage us to align our values with our actions. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the well-being of present and future generations. This is a much needed corrective to efforts to define and increase well-being in individualistic ways. The value-based nature of the treatise reminds us that there cannot be wellness without fairness'. - Isaac Prilleltensky, Ph.D., Professor, Vice Provost for Institutional Culture, Dean Emeritus, School of Education and Human Development, Erwin and Barbara Mautner Chair in Community Well-Being, University of Miami.


'What kind of world do we want to live in? In shifting from the narrow perspective of individual well-being to a global systems-informed one, this question and its potential answers point towards an important new wave in positive psychology. How do we create a positive eco-system to ensure sustainable well-being for generations to come? What can a truly multi-disciplinary approach offer us over and above the existing scope of positive psychology? This book offers intriguing answers to these complex questions, based on extensive research and practical know-how of its stellar author cast. A beautiful read'! - Professor Ilona Boniwell, Executive Directeur, Positran/ Strategic Programme Leader, IMAPP- Anglia Ruskin University / Visiting and Associate Professor CentraleSupelec, HEC and University of East London.


'This is a timely and important book that truly rises to the challenges of our difficult age. It beautifully exemplifies the compassionate, clear-eyed, multidimensional thinking and strategizing that humankind is going to need over the years ahead. Moreover, not only is its message vital, it is very-well articulated, written in accessible language that helps ensure its meaning is not lost or diluted. A must-read for everyone helping to make the world a better place'. - Dr Tim Lomas, School of Psychology, University of East London.