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PRODUCT INFORMATION
| TITLE | Ikigai, The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life |
| AUTHOR |
Hector Garcia, Francesc Miralles |
| DIMENSIONS (APPROX.) |
18cm (w) x 12.5cm (l) x 2.5cm (d) |
| ISBN | 9781786330895 |
| PAGES |
208 |
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.