Books, herbal teas and cuddles
The first few months of the year are the best to read, or rather to choose what to read: we have physiologically in mind a bit of good intentions, in some cases it is still cold, so you are at home willingly, pampered on the sofa, between the pages of a good book, with an herbal tea or a hot chocolate in your hands and, for the lucky ones, a crackling open fireplace.
In these few lines you will find 5 specially selected books, novels, stories but also more focused texts that will help you start the new year well, that is, in a desecrating and positive way, fun and evolving, deep and self-deprecating at the same time ... Why after all, life must be taken like this, isn't it?
Books to read in 2018
The Business Insider magazine asked Harvard professors at the end of last year to draw up a list of books that, according to them, every student should read in 2018.
The texts proposed by eminent personalities of different sectors, Nobel laureates, scientists, economists and Pulitzer prize winners were:
> Anna Karenina, the famous novel by Leo Tolstoy;
> The internationalists (original title: The Internationalists ), a volume of last exit in the Anglo-Saxon countries that explains the phenomenon of the decline of the war between states;
> The theory of moral feelings, ancient text by Adam Smith; Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson; Joseph Aoun Robot-Proof .
Staying adhered to the theme of happiness, considering above all readings in Italian, here is the list of the 5 books for 2018, for which we peeked through writings and articles that talk about "bibliotherapy", the practice that invites you to browse through the pages of a good book to feel good, paying particular attention to what Ceridwen Dovey wrote for The New Yorker.
New year, what to read to get started
So in conclusion the 5 inevitable books for 2018, if you have not read them yet or do not appear on your bedside table, that they could not only be good companions for hours and happy days, but also new small and simple spiritual guides, to beyond the great classics like Osho or Krishnamurti, to accompany the search for your personal happiness.
> " The king of the rain " by Saul Bellow, a book from 1959 but very modern, perfect for those who have just turned 50, comic and human at the same time: the protagonist, Eugene Enderson, suggests that in life nothing is ever lost, that you can get out of the box at any time, that you can turn your point of view upside down and set the new vision on the world when you want, relying on spontaneity and a smile.
> " Happiness comes when you choose to change your life " by Raphaëlle Giordano, writer, artist, painter, creativity coach, who wrote her first book with the idea that the second life begins when you really understand have only one . Perfect for those who detest arrogant people and love kindness, and for those who want to transform their thoughts to seek well-being and happiness.
> " Sum - Nel vita di là " by Davi Eagleman, one of the most surprising books of the year 2012, through which the neuroscientist author does not want to present life after death in a serious way, but, through a series of stories of post-mortem experiences, he desecrates the theme of the great passing through a brilliant taboo-breaking fantasy . Perfect for those who love eschatology with a Matrix ending and for those who want to console their uncertainty about transcendence, to paraphrase Voltaire "uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd position ".
> " The Ministry of Supreme Happiness " by Arundati Roy, a powerful yet delicate novel, made up of parallel stories that at one point intersect and integrate, completing and enriching the lives of the various characters. A hard book but at the same time necessary, which always reveals a note of hope.
> " The life you want " by Leela Lovegarden, Prasad David Wandres and Alvina Wandres . A recent book, which offers the possibility of realizing what everyone has always dreamed of, probing and understanding the intimate inner laws of attraction that push towards one thing, rather than the other. The perfect book for those looking for something more from life, for those who don't want to waste time and for those who want to get to the bottom of their talents and strengths.
