Happiness is a Choice is a blueprint of simple, concrete methods to empower the decision to be happy. It offers Kaufman's clear and strong statement on the care and feeding of the human spirit. Exploring the belief that the secret to happiness lies within each of us, no matter what happens—or doesn't happen—in our lives, Kaufman offers an uplifting look at this philosophy and the six universal "shortcuts" to happiness.

Barry Neil Kaufman has twice been the recipient of a Christopher Award saluting his writing "affirms the highest values of the human spirit." Mr. Kaufman is Co-Founder and Co-Director with his wife, of The Option Institute International Learning & Training Center in Sheffield, Massachusetts, a nonprofit, educational organization and teaching center.