Abrahams, Charlotte, <br/><br/>
Hygge :  a celebration of simple pleasures, living the Danish way / 
Charlotte Abrahams. 
 - 227 pages :  illustrations (chiefly colour) ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409167594 9781409168003 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National characteristics, Danish.<br/>Happiness.<br/>Quality of life--Denmark.<br/>Contentment.<br/>Well-being.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Denmark--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>158.1 155.89489