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Ikigai : The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Hector Garcia

Ikigai

The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

By: Hector Garcia, Francesc Miralles

Hardcover | 18 September 2017

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Discover the Japanese secret to a long and happy life with the internationally bestselling guide to ikigai.

The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason to jump out of bed each morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa - the world's longest-living people - finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life.

Inspiring and comforting, this book will give you the life-changing tools to uncover your personal ikigai. It will show you how to leave urgency behind, find your purpose, nurture friendships and throw yourself into your passions.

Bring meaning and joy to your every day with ikigai.

About the Author

Héctor García is a citizen of Japan, where he has lived for over a decade, and of Spain, where he was born. He is the author of several books about Japanese culture, including two worldwide bestsellers, A Geek in Japan and Ikigai. A former software engineer, he worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to Japan.

Francesc Miralles is the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of books about how to live well, together with the novels Love in Small Letters and Wabi-Sabi.

Alongside Héctor García, he was welcomed to Okinawa in Japan, where the inhabitants live for longer than in any other place in the world. There they had the chance to interview more than a hundred villagers about their philosophy for a long and happy life.
Industry Reviews
I love [this] book... I read it and it's bewitched me ever since. I'm spellbound -- Chris Evans, Radio 2

The New "Hygge" * The People's Friend *

If you feel you've lost your mojo, Ikigai could be the bedside reading you need to kickstart a more mindful 2018 * Vegetarian Living *

This book is beautifully and delicately written. It is perfect for the real world...comforting, easy to read * Nouse *

Ikigai urges individuals to simplify their lives by pursuing what sparks joy for them * Marie 'KonMari' Kondo *

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