Gretchen Rubin, author portrait
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Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm; The Four Tendencies; Better Than Before; and The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. She hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she explores practical solutions for living a happier life. Raised in Kansas City, Rubin lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
Secrets of Adulthood
Life in Five Senses
Outer Order, Inner Calm
The Four Tendencies
The Happiness Project Mini Posters: A Coloring Book
Better Than Before
Happier at Home
Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill

Live Event: Gretchen Rubin presents LIFE IN FIVE SENSES

Gretchen Rubin on Rolodexes and Muse Machines in Her Book LIFE IN FIVE SENSES

Meet the Author: Gretchen Rubin (OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM)

What I'm Reading: Gretchen Rubin (author of OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM)

Gretchen Rubin | What I'm Reading (author of OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM)

Fri Jun 20
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828 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10003-4826
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Books

Secrets of Adulthood
Life in Five Senses
Outer Order, Inner Calm
The Four Tendencies
The Happiness Project Mini Posters: A Coloring Book
Better Than Before
Happier at Home
Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill

Media

Live Event: Gretchen Rubin presents LIFE IN FIVE SENSES

Gretchen Rubin on Rolodexes and Muse Machines in Her Book LIFE IN FIVE SENSES

Meet the Author: Gretchen Rubin (OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM)

What I'm Reading: Gretchen Rubin (author of OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM)

Gretchen Rubin | What I'm Reading (author of OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM)

Events

Fri Jun 20
STRAND BOOKSTORE
828 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10003-4826
Google Map

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