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A news anchor’s story of a panic attack on air and his skeptical path to meditation
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What it is about
Dan Harris, an ABC news anchor, has a panic attack on live television. He later meets spiritual teachers and scientists and slowly comes to practice meditation. He argues that it makes him about ten percent happier.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who doubt meditation but are curious.
What you will get
A memoir with practical advice.
10% Happier Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Self-help · Meditation · Skeptic · Memoir
Length
256 pages · ≈ 7 h
More about this book
Characters
Dan Harris.
Setting
New York newsrooms and meditation retreats.
What makes it different
A meditation book for skeptics, told with humor.
Feel
Funny, honest and relaxed.
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