Ikigai, the word is magical. Like the cover of the book — written by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles — the concept conjures up an image of cherry blossoms and hope.

That eventually turned into Tamashiro’s first book, How to Ikigai: Lessons for Finding Happiness and Living Your Life’s Purpose (Mango Media, 198 Pages), where he shows how to use “positive ...

Japanese wisdom has inspired people all over the globe, for ages – but three concepts have in recent years become significantly popular: Ikigai, Wabi Sabi, and Kaizen. Here’s what these books ...

HIP, HIP WU WEI From Japan’s ikigai to Danish hygge, here are the books to discover the happiest countries’ secrets to joy Natasha Harding Published: 1:56, 22 Sep 2019 Updated: 1:56, 22 Sep 2019 ...

2.The book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ focuses on how important it is to be financially self-sufficient and aware of aspects of the global economy, as well as how to create wealth for yourself.

On Goodreads, the book has more than 50,000 votes and an average rating of 3.8. But if 'Ikigai' has come in for a lot of praise in the last nine years, it has also come in for some flak lately.