POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY BOOKS: A LIVING LIST OF READINGS AND RESOURCES

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Introductory Positive Psychology Books:

Aspinwall, L. G., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.). (2003). A psychology of human strengths: Fundamental questions and future directions for a positive psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Boniwell, I. (2012). Positive Psychology in a Nutshell: The Science of Happiness. (3^rd ed.). London: Mc Graw Hill.

Carr, A (2011). Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Human Strengths (2nd ed). Hove, UK: Routledge.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper and Row.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1997). Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life. New York: Basic Books.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2004). Good business: Leadership, flow, and the making of meaning. New York: Penguin.

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

Fredrickson, B. L. (2009). Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength ofPositive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive. New York: Crown.

Keyes, C. L. M. & Haidt, J. (Eds.). (2002). Flourishing: Positive psychology and the life well-lived. Washington DC: American Psychological Association,

Lomas, T., Hefferon, K., Ivtzan, I., (2014) Applied Positive Psychology: Integrated Positive Practice, SAGE Publications Ltd

Linley, P.A. & Joseph, S. (Eds.). (2004). Positive psychology in practice: From research to application. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Lopez, S. J. & Snyder, C. R. (Eds.). (2003). Positive psychological assessment: A handbook of models and measures. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Peterson, C. & Seligman, M. (2004). Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification. New York: Oxford University Press

Peterson, C. (2006). A primer in Positive Psychology. Oxford University Press.

Seligman, M. (2002). Authentic happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York: Free Press

Snyder, C. R. & Lopez, S. J. (Eds.). (2009). Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, 2nd edition. New York: Oxford University Press.

Snyder, C.R. & Lopez, S.J. (2006). Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Science of Happiness Books

Biswas-Diener, R., Kashdan, T., (2014), The Upside of Your Dark Side,  Hudson Street Press (September 25, 2014)

Argyle, M. (2001). The Psychology of Happiness. New York: Routledge.

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

Diener, E. & Biswas-Diener, R. (2008) Happiness: Unlocking the mysteries of psychological wealth. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Gilbert, D. (2007). Stumbling on happiness. New York: Vintage.

Haidt, H. (2006). The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding modern truth in ancient wisdom. New York: Basic Books.

Layard, R. (2005). Happiness: Lessons from a new science. New York: Penguin.

Lyubormirsky, S. (2008). The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want. New York: Penguin.

Post, S. & Neimark, J. (2007). Why good things happen to good people: The exciting new research that proves the link between doing good and living a longer, healthier, happier life. New York: Random House.

Seligman, M. (2002). Authentic happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York: Free Press

Positive Leadership in Organizations and Communities

Avolio, B. & Luthans, F. (2006). The High-Impact Leader. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Buckingham, M., & Coffman, C. (1999). First, break all the rules. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Brewer, G. & Sanford, B. (Eds.). (2007). The best of the Gallup Management Journal. New York: Gallup Press.

Cameron, K.A., Dutton, J. E., & Quinn, R.E. (Eds.). (2003). Positive Organizational Scholarship. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Cameron, K.A. (2008). Positive leadership: Strategies for extraordinary performance. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Cooperrider, D.L. & Whitney, D. (2005). Appreciative inquiry: A positive revolution in change. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2004). Good business: Leadership, flow, and the making of meaning. New York: Penguin.

Diener, E., Lucas, R., Schimmack, U., & Helliwell, J. (2009). Well-being for Public Policy. New York: Oxford University Press.

Dutton, J.E. (2003). Energize your workplace: How to create and sustain high-quality connections at work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Luthans, F., Youssef, C., & Avolio, B. (2007) Psychological capital: Developing the human competitive edge. NewYork: Oxford University Press.

Rath, T. & Conchie, B. (2009). Strengths-Based Leadership. New York: Gallup Press.

Positive Psychology at Work Books

Buckingham, M. (2007). Go Put Your Strengths to Work. New York: Free Press.

Cameron, K. (2008). Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Dutton, J.E. (2003). Energize Your Workplace: How to Create and Sustain High-Quality Connections at Work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Dweck, C.S. (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Ballantine Books.

Fredrickson, B.L. (2009). Positivity. New York: Crown Publisher.

Loehr, J. & T. Schwartz. (2003). The Power of Full Engagement. New York: Free Press

Peterson, C. (2006). A Primer in Positive Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Strength Finding Books

Buckingham, M., & Coffman, C. (1999). First, break all the rules. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Buckingham, M., & Clifton, D. O. (2001). Now, discover your strengths. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Buckingham, M. (2007). Go, put your strengths to work. New York: The Free Press.

Buckingham, M. (2008). The truth about you. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.

Clifton, D., & Anderson, E. C. (2002). StrengthsQuest: Discover and develop your strengths in academics, career, and beyond. Princeton, NJ: The Gallup Organization.

Clifton, D., & Nelson, P. (1992). Soar with your strengths. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell.

Fox, J. (2008). Your child’s strengths: Discover them, develop them, use them. New York: Viking.

Rath, T. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0. New York: Gallup Press.

Rath, T. & Conchie, B. (2009). Strengths-based Leadership. New York: Gallup Press.

Winseman, A. L., Clifton, D. O., & Liesveld, C. (2008). Living your strengths: Discover your God-given talents, and inspire your congregation and community. New York: Gallup Press.