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Positive books

Ben-Shahar, T(1998)
Heaven can wait: Conversations with Bonny Hicks
Singapore, Times Books Int'l.

Ben-Shahar, T(2002)
The question of happiness: On finding meaning, pleasure, and the ultimate currency
San Jose, Writers Club Press.

Ben-Shahar, T(2007)
Happier: Learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment
New York, McGraw-Hill.

Bryant, FB, & Veroff, J(2007)
Savoring: A new model of positive experience
Mahwah, N.J, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Carr, A(2004)
Positive psychology: The science of happiness and human strengths
London, New York, Brunner-Routledge.

Compton, WC(2005)
Introduction to positive psychology
Australia, Belmont, CA, Thomson/Wadsworth.

Csikszentmihalyi, M, & Csikszentmihalyi, IS(2006)
A life worth living: Contributions to positive psychology
Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press.

De Botton, Alain(2006)
The architecture of happinessNew York, Pantheon Books.

Dowrick, Stephanie(2005)
Choosing happiness: life & soul essentialsIn collaboration with Catherine GreerSydney, Allen & Unwin.

Frisch, MB(2006)
Quality of life therapy: Applying a life satisfaction approach to positive psychology and cognitive therapy
Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons.

Joseph, S, & Linley, PA(2004)
Positive psychology in practice
Hoboken, N.J, Wiley.

Peterson, C(2006)
A primer in positive psychology
New York, Oxford University Press.

Seligman, MEP(2002)
Authentic happiness : Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment
Sydeny, Random House Australia.

Seligman, MEP, Reivich, K, Jaycox, L, & Gillham, J(1995)
The optimistic child
Sydney, Random House Australia.

Seligman, MEP, Reivich, K, Jaycox, L, & Gillham, J(2007)
The optimistic child : A proven program to safeguard children against depression and build lifelong resilience
(1st Houghton Mifflin pbked)Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.

Snyder, CR, & Lopez, SJ(2002)
Handbook of positive psychology
Oxford, Oxford University Press.

Snyder, CR, & Lopez, SJ(2007)
Positive psychology : The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths
Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications.

Wright, Judith(2006)
The Soft Addiction Solution
New York, Penguin Books.

Other title(s): Choosing happiness life and soul essentials.

Positive presentations

Presentation by Karthyeni Purushothaman, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, given at the Caulfield Campus on 22 April 2008.

Positive articles

Frerickson, B.L. (2001)
The role of positive emotions in positive psychology
American Psychologist, 56 (3), 218-226.

O'Connor, C. (2006).
Don't worry, be happy: Right. Try telling yourself that while you work out on the 'hedonic treadmill.'
Orlando Sentinel.com, Florida, USA.

Vailliant, G.
Spiritual evolution - a scientific defence of faith
(notes provided after his visit to Monash University).