Rationality and the Pursuit of Happiness The Legacy of Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis was writing about personal happiness long before the formal discipline of positive psychology was founded. Rationality and the Pursuit of happiness: The Legacy of Albert Ellis describes his work in helping people to eliminate misery and obtain happiness. Many professionals have a well-developed understanding of his therapeutic approach, but few appreciate his distinctive way of helping people actively pursue happiness or know how Ellis himself conducted therapy sessions. Based on transcripts of over 100 public demonstration and therapy tapes that Ellis personally provided to the author, this book shows Ellis at his best—dispensing no-nonsense advice in his inimitably charismatic style. This book reveals how the principles of rational living identified by Albert Ellis, one of the world’s most influential and popular psychologists, can be used by anyone to achieve lifelong happiness. How to order