The 7 Secrets of Happiness by Gyles Brandreth - ISBN: 9781780726403
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Unlock your best life with these seven simple secrets to happiness.
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The 7 Secrets of Happiness

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    144 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2026

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Summary

ILLUSTRATED EDITION - UPDATED FOR MAXIMUM HAPPINESS!

Ten years on, Gyles Brandreth has learnt yet more about happiness… featuring a new introduction and charming illustrations, this little book attempts to answer a big question: How can we be happy?

‘Marvellous, brilliant, wonderful, best thing I’ve ever heard, transformational…’

That was the response from a total stranger when Gyles Brandreth delivered the Happiness Lecture a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780726403
ISBN-10:1780726406
Author:Gyles Brandreth
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Short Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:13 October 2026
Weight:106g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 16mm
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Critics Review

Gyles Brandreth has access to the secrets of the human heart. * The Times *

About The Author

Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip. He is now Chancellor of the University of Chester and best known as a regular on ITV’s This Morning and Radio 4’s Just A Minute.

On stage, he has appeared as Malvolio and Lady Bracknell, and in his own musical revue in London’s West End. On TV, he has featured in Have I Got News For You, QI, Would I Lie to You?, Pointless, Countdown, and Celebrity Gogglebox.

His novels include seven Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as his detective. He has also published two acclaimed volumes of diaries, an autobiography, Odd Boy Out, and two best-selling royal biographies.

His podcasts include Something Rhymes With Purple, all about words and language, which he presents with Susie Dent, and Rosebud, in which he talks to famous people about their early memories.

He is married to writer and publisher Michele Brown and has three children, six grandchildren, and a cat called Nala.

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