Comfort
Subtitle: an atlas for the body and soul
By: Brett C. Hoover
Edition: 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781594485480
Subjects: Satisfaction; Contentment; Peace of mind; Senses and sensation; Quality of life; Human comfort
Other titles: Atlas for the body and soul
Description: Comfort is a universal human need. Hoover explores what comfort means-- and how it means different things to different people. He delves into the psychological, emotional, and spiritual facets of comfort and offers ways to rediscover it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: The roots of comfort. The human story of comfort ; The anatomy of comfort ; American comfort; title: Complicating comfort. When comfort goes bad ; Home alone ; A comfortable living; title: Way beyond Easy Street: real-life comforts. The comfort of company ; Comfort in crisis ; Spiritual comfort and a God for grown-ups ; Practical comfort.