The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness
The in Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness
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- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2012
Summary
Now in print, Alastair Campbell’s timely and thought-provoking short book, The Happy Depressive.
Are you happy? Does it matter?
Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, Alastair Campbell looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. Taking in economic and political theories, he questions how happiness can survive in a grossly negative media cu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099579823 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099579820 |
| Author: | Alastair Campbell |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 77g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 6mm |
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Critics Review
Through exploring what happiness is, where it comes from, what it stands for and how it can be created and maintained both personally and politically, Alastair reveals a side of himself that many readers have probably never seen before or didn’t know even existed. – Ilona Burton * Mind Blog *
About The Author
Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1957, the son of a vet. After graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in modern languages, his first chosen career was journalism, principally with the Mirror Group. Campbell worked for Tony Blair - first as press secretary, then as official spokesman and director of communications and strategy - from 1994 to 2003, since when he has been mainly engaged in writing, public speaking, consultancy and charity work. He returned to help Labour in the 2005 and 2010 elections. He is an ambassador for the Time to Change campaign to break down stigma and taboo surrounding mental illness. His interests include running, cycling, playing the bagpipes and following the varying fortunes of Burnley Football Club.
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