You Can Choose to Be Happy: Rise Above Anxiety, Anger and Depression

It's a great book for learning to be happy and the work involved. It's not a panacea by any means, but, so far, it's been a real help. I disagree with the author that you can learn to like anything or any activity - if I'm understanding him correctly. Some great tips, although, some of his flow charts are bit over complicated. i think they can be simplified a bit. The author provides this material for free on his website, including the full text in pdf format. I purchased the book because I HATE reading from a computer screen (I still can't learn to like that!) and buying the book is a lot cheaper than printing it. It's also a lot prettier.

This is a great book. Each sentence is relevant with a point and it's structured very well. Complex material is presented in a simple manner and there isn't any filler. It is clear the author is a great teacher. It reminds me of all the good professors I've had who were so comforting with sound advice from life experience and sincere wisdom. I found this book the day after I was given a diagnosis for bipolar disorder and it changed everything for me in a matter of hours. I am ordering a copy so I can highlight passages and come back to it again and again. I'm not a sucker for self-help books. I am skeptical of most books and bored very easily. My first impression of this book was that it may be too simple as I have been forced to read many dry, complicated texts as I earned a Masters of Science. However, I soon found that the material was very deep and presented so well that it was easy to understand and impossible to put down. Thanks to the author for helping me to rediscover the internal sources of contentment that I had lost in my post grad life and presenting the tools I needed to reject my life-long diagnosis and easily gain control of my moods and my own happiness.

You Can Choose to be Happy has practical, easy to follow suggestions to improve one's attitude, reduce anxiety and anger and achieve more happiness. It's packed with useful information and fun to read. I highly recommend it to people in the mental helping field as well as to the general population.

said it all above plus it's free on author's website.

Only read this book if you want to change your life. This book is for people who want to help themselves and believe that they have choices in their lives. As a therapist, I believe this concept is one of the most important awarenesses you can have. Once a person accepts this they know they can have more control over their reactions in every life situation. Dr. Stevens book is not to entertain but to give well thought out strategies for rising above difficult situations and moving towards "harmonious functioning", which he defines as having happiness and harmony in your life.