Is money the key to happiness? |Interview

The Voice of Islam Radio, 24th March 2016

Frederika Roberts answers the question: Is money the key to happiness? She explains the different and conflicting research findings on this topic and highlights the importance of experiences and ‘prosocial’ spending.

Some books I've read

Eat, Pray, Love

by Elizabeth Gilbert

This book was recommended to me by a friend, given my interest in all things 'happiness'. I hadn't seen the film - and I must say, it's odd: at no point in the book could I picture Elizabeth as Julia Roberts! It too me a very long tim...

Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

by Nick Bilton

Wow! What an enthralling read! I was expecting to love this book because I am a bit of a social media geek, but this is truly a book that anyone who loves books about power struggles, corporate intrigue, friendships and betrayal will ab...

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

This is a must-read book! It's not very long and you can read it again and again very quickly to give yourself regular reminders of what's important in life. Viktor Frankl managed to apply his scientific mind to study the psychology...

No Way Back

by Andrew Gross

Having read previous Andrew Gross / James Patterson collaborations, I was expecting this book to be a page-turner, but I actually found it to be far better than I expected! Starting with the excellent and very clever bit of marketing: I ...