Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness: funny, personal and meditative essays about happiness from a national treasure

WHAT MAKES US HAPPY? BILL BAILEY PLAYS CRAZY GOLF AND HUGS TREES TO FIND OUT.

'A warm, funny read, full of personal anecdotes and love letters to things that bring Bill Bailey pleasure' Sunday Mirror

'
Very thoughtful and written in a delightfully humorous and accessible way... Guaranteed to make [you] smile' Daily Express

Is there a knack to being happy? From paddle-boarding down the Thames in a Santa hat, to wild swimming in a glacial river and cooking sausages on a campfire, Bill revels in the exhilaration of the outdoors, as well as the quieter pleasures of letter-writing, or of simple reflection.

In this beautiful and uplifting book, Bill Bailey explores all this and more while delving into the nature of happiness, all in his own, remarkable, way.

Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian himself, Bill Bailey aims for the heart of pure joy and contentment - and how we can all achieve it.

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Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness: funny, personal and meditative essays about happiness from a national treasure

WHAT MAKES US HAPPY? BILL BAILEY PLAYS CRAZY GOLF AND HUGS TREES TO FIND OUT.

'A warm, funny read, full of personal anecdotes and love letters to things that bring Bill Bailey pleasure' Sunday Mirror

'
Very thoughtful and written in a delightfully humorous and accessible way... Guaranteed to make [you] smile' Daily Express

Is there a knack to being happy? From paddle-boarding down the Thames in a Santa hat, to wild swimming in a glacial river and cooking sausages on a campfire, Bill revels in the exhilaration of the outdoors, as well as the quieter pleasures of letter-writing, or of simple reflection.

In this beautiful and uplifting book, Bill Bailey explores all this and more while delving into the nature of happiness, all in his own, remarkable, way.

Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian himself, Bill Bailey aims for the heart of pure joy and contentment - and how we can all achieve it.

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Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness: funny, personal and meditative essays about happiness from a national treasure

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness: funny, personal and meditative essays about happiness from a national treasure

by Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness: funny, personal and meditative essays about happiness from a national treasure

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness: funny, personal and meditative essays about happiness from a national treasure

by Bill Bailey

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WHAT MAKES US HAPPY? BILL BAILEY PLAYS CRAZY GOLF AND HUGS TREES TO FIND OUT.

'A warm, funny read, full of personal anecdotes and love letters to things that bring Bill Bailey pleasure' Sunday Mirror

'
Very thoughtful and written in a delightfully humorous and accessible way... Guaranteed to make [you] smile' Daily Express

Is there a knack to being happy? From paddle-boarding down the Thames in a Santa hat, to wild swimming in a glacial river and cooking sausages on a campfire, Bill revels in the exhilaration of the outdoors, as well as the quieter pleasures of letter-writing, or of simple reflection.

In this beautiful and uplifting book, Bill Bailey explores all this and more while delving into the nature of happiness, all in his own, remarkable, way.

Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian himself, Bill Bailey aims for the heart of pure joy and contentment - and how we can all achieve it.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781529412468
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Publication date: 10/15/2020
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 781,728
File size: 47 MB
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About the Author

Bill Bailey is a comedian, musician, actor and presenter. He is perhaps most well known for his live shows, including Larks in Transit, Qualmpeddler, Limboland, and The Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra. His work on television includes programmes such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Black Books and QI. He is also the author of Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to British Birds and Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness. He lives in West London with a small menagerie of animals and humans.

Table of Contents

Foreword 2

1 Crazy Golf 4

2 A Clear-out 10

3 Wild Swimming 16

4 Little Things 26

5 Music 30

6 Caring for Plants 36

7 Restraint 42

8 Singing 48

9 Sport 54

10 Art 60

11 Personal Reflection 66

12 Swearing 72

13 The Unexpected 78

14 Playing the Gamelan 84

15 Laughing 92

16 Equations 98

17 Paddleboarding 102

18 Reading 108

19 Trees 114

20 Confronting Your Fears (Part 1) 120

21 Dogs 128

22 Confronting Your Fears (Part 2) 134

23 Birdsong 140

24 Dancing 146

25 Pleasure 152

26 Jogging 156

27 Cycling 162

28 Being Someone to Rely On 168

29 Walking 172

30 Letter Writing 178

31 Generosity 182

32 Belonging 188

33 Being in Nature 192

34 Speaking Another Language 198

35 Simplicity 204

36 Love 210

About Bill Bailey 216

Thank you 217

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