Happiness Becomes You (book)

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Happiness Becomes You
ISBN
978-1-9821-5215-4 (Hardcover)

Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good is a

Taro Gold.[4]

Turner described Happiness Becomes You as a parallel behind-the-scenes story to the

Tina (2021).[5] The book is available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. It was published in North America by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, by Droemer Knaur in Germany, and in the UK and Commonwealth nations by HarperCollins.[6][7][8] As of February 2022, the book has been published in 44 countries and 16 foreign-language editions including Spanish, French, Italian, Finnish, German, Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedish.[9]

Synopsis

Happiness Becomes You contains eight chapters, plus an introduction and afterword, that span the entirety of Turner's life, beginning with stories about her hometown before her birth, then continues through the adversities she faced in her life and career as she worked her way up to eventually become a world-class performer, and concluding with stories about the author's daily life at the time of the book's completion when she was eighty years of age in 2020. The book's eight chapters roughly coincide with the eight decades of Turner's life.[10][11]

Throughout the book, Turner provides inspirational advice and spiritual tools for the reader's self-empowerment and fulfillment, and she shares how her favorite Buddhist principles helped her overcome poverty, prejudice, illness, loss, and other personal and professional challenges. A glossy photo insert is also contained in the book, with sixteen rare and/or never-before-published images of Turner dating from the late 1970s through 2020.[12]

Reception

Happiness Becomes You was selected as one of the best nonfiction books of the year by Amazon's editors, and chosen as a recommended gift book by the Amazon Book Review during the holiday season after its release on December 1, 2020.[13][14]

The book became a global best seller upon its publication, including eight weeks on the Top 20 of the Spiegel best seller list for Germany, Austria, Holland, and Switzerland. It also reached the No. 1 best selling spot in the spiritual-themed book category.[15][16][17]

The book received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Variety, People, Library Journal, Vanity Fair, the San Francisco Chronicle, and received a starred review from the American Library Association's Booklist.[18][6]

Soundtrack

Turner curated a 22-song playlist for the launch of the book called Come Up Smiling, that was published by

Janelle Monae and two songs by Turner herself.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ Happiness Becomes You. Atria Books. December 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Amazon.
  2. ^ Chandler, Mark (August 7, 2020). "Tina Turner Writes "Guide to Life"". The Bookseller. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tina Turner on Hope and Happiness". Amazon Book Review. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Chandler, Mark (August 7, 2020). "Tina Turner writes 'guide to life' for HarperCollins". Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (March 4, 2021). "Tina Turner Shares Her Secrets For Being Truly Happy". Today.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  6. ^ . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Happiness". Droemer Knaur. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Happiness Becomes You". HarperCollins UK. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hola Tina Turner Felicidad". Tina Turner Blog. 19 February 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Turner, Tina (December 2, 2020). "What I've Learnt". The Times UK. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  11. ^ Ensler, Eve (December 8, 2020). "Tina Turner Interview: When I was in the zone, it was like I was flying". The Guardian. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  12. OCLC 1202675353, retrieved March 8, 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
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  13. ^ Ross, Angelica (February 8, 2021). "Tina Turner & Angelica Ross on Forgiveness, Personal Style, and How to Change Your Life". Glamour. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  14. ^ Schluep, Chris (December 3, 2020). "Editor's Picks". Amazon Book Review. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Themenbesteller Spiritualitat". Buchreport (in German). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Bestseller Schweiz - Tina Turner findet das Glück". Buchreport (in German). 15 December 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Spiegel Bestseller - Jahrensbestseller". Buchreport (in German). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Happiness Becomes You". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Turner, Tina (November 28, 2020). "Come Up Smiling". Air Mail. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  20. ^ "AirPlay Vol. 70: Come Up Smiling". Spotify. Retrieved March 7, 2021.