Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness
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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. *Bill Bailey will be dancing on Strictly Come Dancing from 17th October 2020*
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“The former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon once said: ‘Happiness is neither a frivolity nor a luxury . . . It should be denied to no one and available to all.'”
Comedian Bill Bailey shares all the ways he has experienced remarkable moments of happiness in his life in this little guide. Bailey takes us on trips to play crazy golf, go paddleboarding, jumping out of airplanes, and exploring underwater as well as sharing the joys of dancing and singing and jogging and cycling. He also reveals the secret happiness derived from swearing and wild swimming and playing a quirky musical instrument. And all of the happiness inducing activity stories are told with the zaniness of a master comedian.
