How To Take The First Step To Happiness

Advantages: Clearly explained, good starting point, interesting facts, good advice
Disadvantages: Very vague, most of it is plain commonsense, not enough input from Slough volunteers

...This book is the accompaniment to the BBC television series Making Slough Happy, which I didn?t watch, where in May 2005 a group of 6 happiness experts embarked on a 3 month project to make the residents of Slough happier. Slough was chosen because it has a diverse population (various ages, cultural backgrounds, etc.) and among the lowest unemployment rate in the country, which minimized the one huge factor that affects happiness and cannot be easily sorted out in a few months. The author, Liz Hoggard is a freelance writer and broadcaster rather than an expert on happiness, but this does have the advantage of her making the book extremely easy to understand with no psychological jargon. The 6 happiness experts as are follows: Richard Stevens ? a psychologist who is chair of the social psychology course for the Open University...

DoubleFantasy11 13.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of How To Be Happy - Liz Hoggard

If you want to be happy read this book

Advantages: Easy to read and really useful
Disadvantages: I must read it again as a reminder!

...I am really interested in self-help books and have quite a collection. This one is definitely one of the best that I have read! I usually buy this type of book and use it to dip into now and again as I feel the need as they can sometimes be heavy going to read in the way that one would read a novel. This one was quite different. I bought it to look at during a long train journey and I just read it easily from cover to cover. It contains good common sense advice written in the sort of style that it is an interesting read. There are also humorous quotes and cartoons throughout the book too. At then end of each section there is a paragraph entitled ‘in a nutshell’ which serves to remind you in just a few words what you have just learned about yourself. The first chapter is entitled Patterns and urges you to look...

SusanLesley 07.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Being Happy - Andrew Matthews

Time to be Happy

Advantages: Lots, they make me happy
Disadvantages: none at all

...I haven't done a review in a while so I thought that I would try to get back into the swing of it by doing this one as it looks quite fun. So here we go then, 10 things that make me happy. In no particular order. Getting a new car. There's nothing quite like getting a brand spanking new car, and I was fortunate enough this year to get one. Firstly the fun starts looking around at the model and make you have had your heart set on and making sure you can afford it. Even ordering is part of the fun and waiting for that date to get your new car. It even helps if you can do part exchange on your old car to make things easier. When the date comes and you see your new car it's just a great experience. The first sit in your new drivers seat and seeing all the new controls and mod cons. My new Toyota looked like the Tardis...

IanM73 18.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of 10 Things that Make Me Happy

* Just Wanna Be Happy *

Advantages: Voice , Lyrics
Disadvantages: None!

...Leona Lewis is back on the scene! With a new change of image , the winner of the 2006 X Factor has returned with a cracking new single! Happy is the seventh single from Leona Lewis and will be released in the United Kingdom on 8th November 2009. This single will also be her latest album , Echo's worlwide lead single. This song was written by Ryan Tedder , Evan 'Kidd' Bogart and Leona. Four minutes and two seconds long , this song comes under the Pop and R&B genres. Happy is a beautiful ballad taken from the album Echo. The first verse starts off the song quietly which shows some sort vulnerability and as the verse progresses , the dramatic chorus and it's strong beat takes over which allows the song to through out some attitude. Leona's voice is as always incredible ; each note is delivered pitch perfect and each word is...

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Review of Happy - Leona Lewis

Tis An Art To Being Happy Doncha Think

Advantages: You Smile
Disadvantages: Hurts my Face

...Tis an Art to being Happy???. I sat down to write this when I suddenly realised what a miserable old fart I am. Not that much makes me happy to be honest. Ok I jest as always, now sit back put yer feet up and read on??. Numero One................ I enjoy more than anything making someone laugh, there really is nothing in life that comes close to it. Well maybe a romp in bed with Angelina Jolie wud surpass it and if you are reading this Ang you can even drink my blood after it. Tis a strange girl that but I am drifting off topic or maybe I am just drifting on the edge of sanity. But a smile or a comment like one on my last review that said "I was a bit down until I read that review". Now is that something to make you happy, beats money any day. "Oh please Art you are taking the piss, you would rather they slipped you...

BadCompany77 20.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of 10 Things that Make Me Happy

* Born To Make Us Happy :) *

Advantages: Beautiful song , lyrics
Disadvantages: None!

.... Born To Make You Happy is taken of Britney's debut album ; One More Time. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom ; selling 305,000 copies! Born To Make You Happy is such a sweet song! It's rather romantic! This is a good 'chilling out' song. I can't put my finger on it , but there's something quite sad and emotional about this song. Britney sounds really good on this song ; just like her old sweet self! This song is about thinking back on a past relationship , and wondering what went wrong , because it felt so strong at the time. This is a song I think everyone who's experienced a break up can relate to. I love the lyrics. Although sometimes it's hard to understand Britney with some words. "I'd do anything, I'd give you my world I'd wait forever, to be your girl Just call out my name, and I will be there Just to...

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Review of Born To Make You Happy (Single) - Britney Spears

Something To Be Enjoyed

Advantages: A wide range of influences that keeps the album interesting
Disadvantages: It would have been nice to have "Smooth" included

...from pop-rock, funk and 1980s synth-pop in various places giving the album plenty of variation in the sound. It's not always an interesting album, but it is frequently pleasant, without being anything special and stands no chance in a pop chart that has recently been controlled by the more haunting James Blunt. My one major disappointment with the album was that he didn't include "Smooth", the song he did with Carlos Santana, as that would have fitted in with a couple of the tracks on here and is such a great song that it would have hugely increased the value for money you get from the album. Indeed, on that front, it doesn't score too badly, with 52 minutes of fairly decent pop based music, which can be found for £8.75 at CD Wow and £6.99 from Play.com. However, you'd need to be a pretty big fan to pay that and I'm not happy that I did...

Soho_Black 26.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Something To Be - Rob Thomas

A LESSON TO BE LEARNED HERE???

Advantages: great vocals, some great songs, lyrics provided
Disadvantages: a few weaker songs

...Although she is becoming more well known as the days go by, some of you may only be aware of Gabriella Cilmi due to her song appearing in a deodorant commerical. But hey, isn't the commercial how many singers get their songs heard (or, in the case of someone like Moby, make a vast chunk of their fortune!)? The song in question "Sweet About Me" had always caught my attention when the portion of it played on tv, but I never really thought of it as being a full song until I heard it on the radio one day and then, not long after, saw an advert for Cilmi's album itself. Although I hadn't heard any of the other tracks on the album, I decided to take a chance and buy the album anyway - sometimes that's the best way to do things, after all, and the best way to discover new talent. TRACK LISTING Save The Lies Sweet About Me Sanctuary...

Pmshack99 18.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Lessons To Be Learned - Gabriella Cilmi

Something To Be Listened To!

Advantages: Mellow, easy on the ear, interesting blend, Rock but not too Rock!
Disadvantages: Rob Thomas's voice gets lost in the music on one or two songs, maybe a bit ot eclectic for some tastes.

...with. This is a beautiful and elegant blend of different sounds, a musical afternoon tea. Jazz, blues, rock, pop, funk and big band all combine to make a happy, smiley, upbeat summer song that is bound to be a hit! Whereas Rob Thomas's voice was drowned out a bit by the upbeat edge to "fallin' to pieces." it is complimented greatly by this particular track, as close to a perfect please-all song as you can get. There is no doubting that "Now Comes The Night" is a ballad from the first notes played softly on a piano through to the soft, wistful vocals that Rob breathes over them. This song is the opposite of the one that comes before. It is stripped down, simple and truly moving, bringing a tear easily to my eye. This is a celebration of Rob Thomas's mellow, angst ridden sound and the perfect way to end an album full of wistful longing...

VickyVickster 05.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Something To Be - Rob Thomas

Happy cola but too much sugar to be that happy

Advantages: Yummy
Disadvantages: Calories and Sugar

...I bought this while I was travelling as I couldn't find the Haribo Starmix. History of Haribo It all starts when a man called Hans Riegel start up a company called Haribo in 1920 2 years later, he invents "Dancing Bear", which later will be known as the HARIBO Goldbear. Soon enough all of Germany were supplied with Haribo sweets and the slogan translated "HARIBO makes children happy" was advertised on the packets. Hans Riegel sadly died but his son Hans Jr took over the company. In 1982, Haribo goes international and sets up a headquarters in USA. Then the ball started to roll and a couple years later, Haribo was worldwide spread. Haribo has a massive variety in different sweets. They make marshmallows, liquiers, soft chewing sweets, gummie sweets and so on. The number one selling Haribo brand is is Haribo Starmix. Haribo...

galaxynicole 28.07.2005 · Read review
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