Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy


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The result was delete. Puff piece for non-notable book. Bishonen &#124; talk 11:47, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy

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Non-notable book, it was only published less than a week ago. Basically an advertisement/puff piece for the book that reposts its blurb. At best it is far too soon to show that the book is notable. Mabalu (talk) 10:25, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
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 * Delete – does not meet WP:NBOOK at this time. Author has no article so a redirect is implausible.-- &#9790;Loriendrew&#9789;  &#9743;(ring-ring)  02:02, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: The book blurb in the reception section wouldn't be able to give notability for two reasons. The first is that the book's author works for Google and as such, anything written by them or their employees would be seen as a WP:PRIMARY source because it's in their best interests to say nice things about their own employees as it makes them look better. The second is that book blurbs are just short statements that are solicited by the author and/or publisher and are intended to be placed on the book jacket or publicity material to boost sales. Books just plain sell better with endorsements and the thing about these blurbs is that they're not part of a longer review and are just a sentence (or two if they're especially lengthy) written explicitly to promote the work at hand. So far I'm not finding anything, but I'll try searching a few more databases before making a final decision. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:25, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Those other database searches didn't take long because there's just nothing out there. I found a mention here, where the author was supposed to talk at an event, but it doesn't seem like any further publicity came from that appearance. It might gain more coverage in the future as this work was released about a week ago, but right now it's just too soon for an article. I have no objection to recreation if/when those sources come about. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:29, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Comment: Here are some sources about the subject: The article notes: "Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy was written in the months after the tragedy. The Google executive acknowledges that a book about happiness might seem an unlikely subject for a bereaved father to take on, but it sets out the research that Gawdat carried out over 15 years and that helped him, his wife, Nibal, and daughter, Aya, to deal with their loss. ... It was this discovery, which he calls 'committed acceptance', that helped him to deal with the death of his first-born in 2014. His son Ali had been studying at college in Boston, but decided unexpectedly - he had been planning to go travelling - to come home to Dubai for a holiday. Four days later he complained of a stomach ache and was admitted to hospital for a routine appendectomy. While he was on the operating table a needle punctured his femoral artery, one of the most important vessels carrying blood to the heart. 'Within a few hours my beloved son was gone,' Gawdat writes in his book. ... Seventeen days later he sat down and wrote Solve for Happy. The words poured out, he says, because it is also a tribute to his son, whom he describes as 'a role model for peacefulness, happiness and kindness'."  The article notes: "Pan Macmillan has pre-empted a book by the v.p. of business innovation at Google [X], the company behind Google Glass and the self-driving car. Carole Tonkinson bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Solve For Happy: Engineering Your Path to Uncovering the Joy Inside by Mo Gawdat, who likes to be known only as 'Mo', from Julian Alexander at Lucas Alexander Whitley acting on behalf of Michael V Carlisle at InkWell Management. ... Solve For Happy aims to explain the logic behind happiness and the rigorous process everyone can apply to find it. Seventeen days after the death of his son Ali, Mo decided to share with the world how he applied his engineering expertise and creative problem-solving skills to find an algorithm for lasting happiness: an equation that can actually deliver joy."  The article notes: "On the nonfiction front, Mo Gawdat's Solve for Happy, sold in a number of major deals at the fair. The book, which we initially reported on in this year's London Briefcase, was preempted, in a six-figure deal, by Scribner's Rick Horgan."  The article notes: "Among Inkwell’s notable titles in London is Mo Gawdat’s Solve for Happy (on submission in the U.S.), which explores, the agency says, “how we fit in the world.” Gawdat has worked at Google since 2007 and, in 2013, joined Google X, a somewhat secretive division of the company focused on technological innovation. (At Google X, Inkwell noted, Gawdat worked on something called Project Loon, an effort to use high-altitude balloons to bring affordable Internet access to billions of people.) In the book, Gawdat will map out, using his background as an engineer and “humanist,” the steps he’s taken “and that anyone can take, to enrich their lives.”"  The article notes: "Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat (Mar., unabridged CD, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-5082-2799-1). Gawdat proposes an equation based on an understanding of how the brain takes in and processes joy and sadness. Then he solves for happy."</li> </ol>This is likely not enough to establish notability for the book yet. However, the book's author, Mo Gawdat, is notable based on the articles about him such as The Times article I linked above. If an article for Mo Gawdat were to be created, this book article could be merged to his article. Cunard (talk) 04:45, 2 April 2017 (UTC) </ul>


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