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  • How to Be Happy

  • Saint Thomas’ Secret to a Good Life
  • By: Matt Fradd
  • Narrated by: Matt Fradd
  • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (91 ratings)

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How to Be Happy

By: Matt Fradd
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Publisher's summary

What brings us real and lasting happiness?

Although just about every marketing firm, self-help guru, and man on the street has an answer, very few, if any, understand true happiness. It doesn’t come from power, pleasure, popularity, or possessions. So, what is happiness and how do we find it?

In How to Be Happy, author Matt Fradd relies on the help of St. Thomas Aquinas to show what will - and what won’t - bring us happiness in this life.

By making the thought of Aquinas utterly accessible for today, How to Be Happy is an invaluable guide to a good life.

©2021 Matt Fradd (P)2021 Emmaus Road Publishing
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Matt Fradd is an excellent teacher.

I liked the content, the wisdom and ease the author explains the material. I will listen to this audio book many times, I am sure.

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Amazing!

Truly a remarkable and concise book teaching fundamental truths to our ultimate goal: Beatific Vision and of course ultimate happiness. I highly recommend this book. Do yourself and those around you and give it a read, or as I did, a listen!

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Great job.

Good mix of information and practicality. Thanks St. Thomas and thanks Matt. Would recommend this.

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Interesting and useful

I was worried that this book would be really sappy and cheesy, but it wasn’t. In fact, Matt mentions that he doesn’t particularly appreciate that kind of language, and so he wrote a book that he could appreciate, too. Without all the flowery language, he tackles the subject of happiness with practical, sometimes difficult to follow advice, with a lot of good Catholic teaching and background. It was interesting, captivating, useful and inspiring.

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Concise and easy to understand

Matt Fradd is a great narrator and I learned a lot from this book. It is not too long but is jam packed with information.

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Great Content

Fradd's "How to be Happy" is a good and faithful introduction to the Thomistic philosophy of virtue.

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Educational and Enjoyable!

This is a great book to get an overall understanding of St. Thomas Aquinas and funding the means for true and lasting happiness. I highly recommend it!

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Helpful for Understanding Aquinas

A clear, concise explanation of how to be happy via Aquinas. BONUS: Australian author narrates!

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Insightful and Engaging

I really enjoyed this book. I am planning to listen to it again so I can really take in all the helpful advice it gives for living a happier life.

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good on ya, Matt

This is one of those books you should listen to once/year. The quotes and supporting evidence of Aquinas' viewpoints were refreshing and insightful. I was also grateful that this book was read by Matt himself. Good on ya, Matt

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