Hygge : a celebration of simple pleasures, living the Danish way / Charlotte Abrahams.
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TextPublisher: London : Trapeze, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 227 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781409167594; 9781409168003Subject(s): National characteristics, Danish | Happiness | Quality of life -- Denmark | Contentment | Well-being | Denmark -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 158.1 | 155.89489 Summary: Candlelight is hygge; the smell of freshly brewed coffee is hygge; the feel of crisp, clean bed linen is hygge; dinner with friends is hygge. 'Hygge', pronounced 'hoo-ga', is a Danish philosophy that roughly translates to 'cosiness'. But it is so much more than that. It's a way of life that encourages us to be kinder to ourselves, to take pleasure in the modest, the mundane and the familiar. It is a celebration of the everyday, of sensual experiences rather then things. It's an entire attitude to life that results in Denmark regularly being voted one of the happiest countries in the world. So, with two divorces behind her and her 50th birthday rapidly approaching, journalist Charlotte Abrahams ponders whether it's hygge that's been missing from her life.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Wundowie Wundowie Adult Non Fiction | 158.1 ABR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111068302999 |
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Candlelight is hygge; the smell of freshly brewed coffee is hygge; the feel of crisp, clean bed linen is hygge; dinner with friends is hygge. 'Hygge', pronounced 'hoo-ga', is a Danish philosophy that roughly translates to 'cosiness'. But it is so much more than that. It's a way of life that encourages us to be kinder to ourselves, to take pleasure in the modest, the mundane and the familiar. It is a celebration of the everyday, of sensual experiences rather then things. It's an entire attitude to life that results in Denmark regularly being voted one of the happiest countries in the world. So, with two divorces behind her and her 50th birthday rapidly approaching, journalist Charlotte Abrahams ponders whether it's hygge that's been missing from her life.
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