Russell’s Important Work of the Conquest of Happiness "In The Conquest of Happiness, iconoclastic philosopher Bertrand Russell attempted to diagnose the myriad causes of unhappiness in modern life and chart a path out of the seemingly inescapable malaise so prevalent even in safe and prosperous Western societies. More than eighty years later, Russell s wisdom remains as true as it was on its initial release. Eschewing guilt-based morality, Russell lays out a rationalist prescription for living a happy life, including the importance of cultivating interests outside oneself and the dangers of passive pleasure.” Item Description First published October 1930, this copy is second impression November 1930. Published by George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London, 1930. Publishers’ original light blue cloth boards, with navy title on spine. Top page edges gilt. Book Dimensions: 19.5 x 13.5 x 3 cm and Number of Pages: 252 including index + 3 pages of publishers’ adverts Condition Firm bindings and well-bound book. Covers in nice shape, with light wear to board’s corners, and spine ends. Internally; the book is nice, tidy and in very good condition. No names or inscription. Pages are clean and bright, with light foxing to few pages and the first and last free endpapers pages. All pages are tightly held at the gutter. Inner hinges are very good (Please see pictures). Bertrand Russell “Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970). Philosopher, mathematician, educational and sexual reformer, pacifist, prolific letter writer, author and columnist, Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential and widely known intellectual figures of the twentieth century. In 1950 he was awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1950 for his extensive contributions to world literature and for his "rationality and humanity, as a fearless champion of free speech and free thought in the West."