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How Art Can Make You Happy - cover

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How Art Can Make You Happy

Bridget Watson Payne

Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

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Summary

Why is art magical? How can it make us happy? How Art Can Make You Happy offers the keys to unlocking a rich and rewarding source of joy in life. This easy, breezy handbook is full of insight that will help regular people begin a more inspiring and less stressful relationship with art. With tips on how to visit museums, how to talk about art at cocktail parties, and how to let art wake you up to the world around you, this little guide makes it possible for anyone to fall in love with art, whether for the first time or all over again.
Available since: 05/02/2017.

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