In an era of inauthenticity Dowrick is a godsend. Her gift is the ability to write in a manner that genuinely enriches and changes lives. Choosing Happiness is a glorious book - both in intent and in scope. In many ways it is the only book you need ever buy on happiness. Not only is it a wise and enjoyable read it is also an invaluable reference book to return to again and again -- Nigel Marsh, author of Fat, Forty and Fired You'll be glad this book is in your knapsack as you explore the many hills and valleys of the happiness trail. -- Bookpage Part self-affirmation series, part cognitive psychology and part meditation on the power of generosity, this is a thoughtful and sincere guide for those seeking to find happiness within. -- Publishers Weekly Stephanie Dowrick makes the hard questions simple. She makes the impossible real and possible. Her wisdom is contagious. If anyone can cause a happiness revolution, she can. -- Paul Wilson, author of the bestselling Little Book of Calm As a writer of the human condition, broadcaster and newly ordained as an inter-faith minister, Dowrick's gift is to bring the sacred into the mundane in a way that is not preachy, even those parts that can make you feel uncomfortable. -- The Age