cover image Crappy to Happy: Small Steps to Big Happiness NOW!

Crappy to Happy: Small Steps to Big Happiness NOW!

Randy Peyser. Red Wheel, $12.95 (224pp) ISBN 978-1-59003-025-7

Taking a spunky approach to self-help, Randy Peyser, the former editor-in-chief of the New Age magazine Catalyst, has written Crappy to Happy: Small Steps to Big Happiness Now. Using humor, parables and personal anecdotes, Peyser explains how readers can learn to be true to themselves, develop spirituality in their lives and cultivate personal integrity. Her advice is straightforward and jargon-free, and her emphasis is on the present. Asking for support doesn't mean you're a wimp, she says. Get all the support you need. Those with a sense of humor or those in need of one will relish Peyser's quirky book. (May)