The Gratitude Project - by Jeremy Adam Smith & Kira M Newman & Jason Marsh & Dacher Keltner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>The Gratitude Project</i> explores gratitude's deep roots in human psychology--how it evolved and how it affects our brain--as well as the transformative impact it has on creating a meaningful life <i>and</i> a better world. This book is the result of a multiyear collaboration between the Greater Good Science Center and Robert Emmons of the University of California, Davis, with essays based on new research and written by renowned positive psychologists and public figures.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>In our fractured, "me-first" world, the science and practice of thankfulness could be just the antidote we need.</b></p><p>Gratitude is powerful: not only does it feel good, it's also been proven to increase our well-being in myriad ways. The result of a multiyear collaboration between the Greater Good Science Center and Robert Emmons of the University of California, Davis, <i>The Gratitude Project </i>explores gratitude's deep roots in human psychology--how it evolved and how it affects our brain--as well as the transformative impact it has on creating a meaningful life <i>and </i>a better world.</p><p>With essays based on new findings from this original research and written by renowned positive psychologists and public figures, this important book delves deeply into the neuroscience and psychology of gratitude, and explores how thankfulness can be developed and applied, both personally and in communities large and small, for the benefit of all.</p><p>With contributions from luminaries such as Sonja Lyubomirsky, W. Kamau Bell, Arianna Huffington, and many more, this edited volume offers more than just platitudes--it offers a blueprint for a new and better world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>The Gratitude Projec</i>t is a practical and thoughtful exploration of how appreciation can help us find hope and strengthen our most important relationships. Gratitude is a mind-set that does far more than make you feel good; it can help you be your best self, connect with others, and see the good in the world." <br> --<b>Kelly McGonigal</b>, author of<i> The Joy of Movement </i>and <i>The Upside of Stress</i>--Kelly McGonigal<br><br>"Gratitude arises when we bring an open and full presence to our life, and its sweetness is a feeling of homecoming. <i>The Gratitude Project</i> is an exquisite and wise inquiry into this beautiful expression of the heart!" <br> --<b>Tara Brach</b>, author of <i>Radical Acceptance</i> and <i>Radical Compassion</i>--Tara Brach<br><br>"In these difficult times, <i>The Gratitude Projec</i>t is timely and beautiful. It offers marvelous, wise, loving, and scientific ways to uplift and nourish the heart." <br> --<b>Jack Kornfield, PhD</b>, author of <i>A Path with Heart</i>--Jack Kornfield, PhD<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Editor<b> Jeremy Adam Smith</b> edits the Greater Good Science Center's online magazine, <i>Greater Good</i>. He is author of <i>The Daddy Shift</i>, and coeditor of three anthologies. His coverage of racial and economic segregation in San Francisco, CA, schools has won numerous honors, including the Sigma Delta Chi Award for investigative reporting, and he is a three-time winner of the John Swett Award from the California Teachers Association.</p><p>Smith's articles and essays have appeared in the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>, <i>Scientific American</i>, <i>Utne Reader</i>, <i>The Nation</i>, <i>Mindful</i>, <i>Wired</i>, and many other periodicals, websites, and books. Jeremy has also been interviewed by <i>The Today Show</i>, <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>USA TODAY</i>, <i>Working Mother</i>, <i>Nightline</i>, ABC News, NBC News, <i>The Globe and Mail</i>, and numerous NPR shows about parenting and education. Before joining the Greater Good Science Center, Jeremy was a 2010-2011 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University.</p><p>Editor<b> Kira M. Newman</b> is managing editor of <i>Greater Good </i>magazine, and a former course assistant for The Science of Happiness online course on edX. Her work has been published in a variety of outlets, including <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>HuffPost</i>, <i>Social Media Monthly</i>, and <i>Mindful</i> magazine. She has created large communities around the science of happiness, including the online course, The Year of Happy; and the CaféHappy meetup in Toronto, ON, Canada. Previously, she was a technology journalist and editor for <i>Tech.Co</i>.</p><p>Editor<b> Jason Marsh</b> is founding editor in chief of <i>Greater Good</i> magazine, and the Greater Good Science Center's director of programs. He is also coeditor of two anthologies of <i>Greater Good</i> articles: <i>The Compassionate Instinct</i> and <i>Are We Born Racist?</i>. His writing has also appeared in <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, the<i> San Francisco Chronicle</i>, and <i>Utne Reader</i>, among other publications, and he writes regularly for the opinion section of www.cnn.com.</p><p>Editor <b>Dacher Keltner, PhD</b>, is founding director of the Greater Good Science Center, and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is author of <i>The Power Paradox</i> and <i>Born to Be Good</i>, and coeditor of <i>The Compassionate Instinct</i>.</p>
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