Elizabeth Dunn

Two professors combine their fascinating and cutting-edge research in behavioral science to explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smart spending.Most people recognize that they need professional advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money. When it comes to spending that money, most people just follow their intuitions. But scientific research shows that those intuitions are often wrong.Happy Money offers a tour of research on the science of spending, explaining how you can get more happiness for your money. Authors Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton have outlined five principles—from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others—to guide not only individuals looking for financial security, but also companies seeking to create happier employees and provide “happier products” to their customers. Dunn and Norton show how companies from Google to Pepsi to Charmin have put these ideas into action.Along the way, Dunn and Norton explore fascinating research that reveals that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models, that commercials can actually enhance the enjoyment of watching television, and that residents of many cities frequently miss out on inexpensive pleasures in their hometowns. By the end of this “lively and engaging book” (Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness ), you’ll be asking yourself one simple question every time you reach for your Am I getting the biggest happiness bang for my buck?

For more than 60 million displaced people around the world, humanitarian aid has become a chronic condition. No Path Home describes its symptoms in detail. Elizabeth Cullen Dunn shows how war creates a deeply damaged world in which the structures that allow people to occupy social roles, constitute economic value, preserve bodily integrity, and engage in meaningful daily practice have been blown apart.After the Georgian war with Russia in 2008, Dunn spent sixteen months immersed in the everyday lives of the 28,000 people placed in thirty-six resettlement camps by official and nongovernmental organizations acting in concert with the Georgian government. She reached the conclusion that the humanitarian condition poses a survival problem that is not only biological but also existential. In No Path Home , she paints a moving picture of the ways in which humanitarianism leaves displaced people in limbo, neither in a state of emergency nor able to act as normal citizens in the country where they reside.

Two professors combine their fascinating and cutting-edge research in behavioral science to explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smart spending.Most people recognize that they need professional advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money. When it comes to spendingthat money, most people just follow their intuitions. But scientific research shows that those intuitions are often wrong.Happy Money offers a tour of research on the science of spending, explaining how you can get more happiness for your money. Authors Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton have outlined five principles—from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others—to guide not only individuals looking for financial security, but also companies seeking to create happier employees and provide “happier products” to their customers. Dunn and Norton show how companies from Google to Pepsi to Charmin have put these ideas into action.Along the way, Dunn and Norton explore fascinating research that reveals that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models, that commercials can actually enhance the enjoyment of watching television, and that residents of many cities frequently miss out on inexpensive pleasures in their hometowns. By the end of this “lively and engaging book” (Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness), you’ll be asking yourself one simple question every time you reach for your wallet: Am I getting the biggest happiness bang for my buck?

Bella, gifted with the unusual ability to see auras, is aware demons frequent her coffee shop on a daily basis. One day the devil himself walks in and turns her world upside down. Lucifer is charming and sexy as hell, but can she trust what his aura shows her? After all, he is the father of lies.The ruler of Hell, the archangel Lucifer, is surprised that Bella not only knows he is the devil, but also that she isn’t afraid of him. His interest piqued, he tries to solve the mystery of why he cannot read her soul, and finds himself falling in love for the first time in eons.When rogue factions of Hell threaten Bella, Lucifer must put aside his pride to call on his estranged brother and an indifferent witch to help keep Bella safe. Above all, Lucifer and Bella’s love must be strong enough to survive Hell’s plan to rip them apart.

Kate is at her first day of work at a new marketing company. She is told to stay after work for a meeting with her boss. Little does she know that the meeting will turn into a sexual adventure.

Eight stories about Candy-originally published in the Ladies Home Journal.

Marc et Valérie sont jeunes mariés. Mais la lune de miel ne dure pas toute la vie et, passés les premiers émerveillements, il y a des cas de conscience qui se posent, des incidents tragi-comiques qui menacent de semer le désordre dans le ménage. Comment, par exemple, réussir à boucler un maigre budget sans faire appel aux parents dont l’intervention risque de blesser la susceptibilité d’un jeune mari ? Comment se comporter lorsqu’on rencontre un ex-flirt en présence de son époux ? Comment éviter les gaffes quand on est invité à dîner par le patron de son mari, et que l’avenir de celui-ci dépend de l’impression que l’on va faire ? Autant de difficultés que Marc et Valérie, jeune couple moderne et sympathique, parviennent à résoudre avec un maximum d’humour, de tendresse et de fantaisie.

El seu amic Sandeepan va donar la notícia secreta a Vishwanath.Però no ho va donar fàcilment. El van haver de portar entre bastidors i sotmès a molta pressió, i el van haver de subornar amb un paquet de cigarrets estrangers. Aleshores Sandipan va revelar l'assumpte a poc a poc.Filtrat per un altre motiu. El cor de Sandeepan es va suavitzar després de saber sobre l'assetjament diari de Vishwanath. El patiment del meu amic estava gravat a la meva ment. Així que ja no va poder guardar el secret.Vishwanath es va sorprendre en sentir-ho. Això també passa.'Sí, vull dir!' Sandeepan va posar els ulls en blanc i va "Està passant! Aquí estic davant teu. Encara no t'ho creus?No, en Vishwanath no podia no creure al final. Però va necessitar temps per superar el xoc de la novetat. I en aquella situació desordenada, un desig secret va començar a mirar per la finestra de la ment.Vishwanath no va dir res més a Sandeepan. Va tornar a casa només amb una actitud relaxada.Aquella nit, quan l'esposa del seu fill, Paramita, se'n va anar amb un plat de menjar davant seu, Vishwanath es va oblidar d'estar molest. Les paraules de Sandipan el mantenien tan ocupat.Al cap d'una estona, va notar les paraules del plat. Tres pans, albergínies fregides, una verdura i un bol petit de iogurt.Aquest tipus de menú és el consell del metge per protegir la salut d'un jove de seixanta anys com ell.Va pensar en Vishwanath, va anar al menjador del costat i va veure la fulla de Parmita i Alok. Quin tipus de menú suggereixen els metges per al marit i la dona de trenta-dos i vint-i-set anys? I aneu al balcó que hi ha al costat de l'espai del menjador per veure quin menú s'ha assignat al lluminós alsacià Victor.

How to make an impact on climate change by taking actions that bring you joyWhat if the most effective ways to fight climate change made you happy?Psychologist Elizabeth Dunn and climate behavior scientist Jiaying Zhao challenge everything we think we know about sustainable living. While most climate advice demands self-denial—eat less, travel less, want less—this groundbreaking book offers a counterintuitive you can make your life better while saving our species at the same time. The authors reveal how tweaking everyday decisions around food, travel, housing, and shopping can nudge us toward a tipping point of mass action—without tipping us into burnout.You will discover Joy is a powerful climate strategy. When you enjoy the changes you’re making, you’re more likely to stick with them—and spread them. You don’t have to go vegan or give up flying. Smart substitutions (chicken over beef, carry-on over checked bags) make a real dent in emissions with less personal friction.Small talk matters. Normalizing climate conversations with friends and family helps shift social norms and catalyzes cultural change.Give yourself permission to leave the lights on. Focus on higher-impact actions instead of smaller interventions.Leave the Lights On is a bold invitation to reimagine climate action not as a burden, but as an opportunity to build a brighter future—without guilt, without gloom, and without giving up the things that make life worth living. With warmth, clarity, and a refreshingly optimistic voice, Zhao and Dunn reframe what it means to “do your part.” Because sustainability doesn’t lie in doing everything, it lies in doing something, joyfully.