Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good

Tina Turner--legendary singer and actress, icon to millions, and author of the "brave and wry" (Vulture) memoir My Love Story--shares her deeply personal book of wisdom that explores her longstanding faith in Buddhism and provides a guide to these timeless principles so you can find happiness in your own life.

I dedicate this book to you...
in honor of your
unseen efforts to
triumph over each problem
life sends your way.

Tina was a global icon of inspiration. And here, with Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good, Tina shows how anyone can overcome life's obstacles--even transform the "impossible" to possible--and fulfill our dreams. She shows how we, too, can improve our lives, empowering us with spiritual tools and sage advice to enrich our unique paths.

Buddhism has been a central part of Tina Turner's life for decades and, in music, film, and live performances, she has shined as an example of generating hope from nothing, breaking through all limitations, and succeeding in life. Drawing from the lessons of her own life, from adversity to stratospheric heights, Tina effortlessly shows how the spiritual lessons of Buddhism help her transform from sorrow, adversity, and poverty into joy, stability, and prosperity.

Here, Tina shares the wisdom of an extraordinary lifetime in Happiness Becomes You making this the perfect gift of inspiration for you or a loved one.

ISBN-13: 9781982152154

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Atria Books

Publication Date: 12-01-2020

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.20(h) x 1.00(d)

Tina Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, was a singer and actress whose career spanned more than sixty years. She won numerous awards, including eight Grammys. Tina began her music career with her husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of hits including “River Deep, Mountain High” and “Proud Mary.” She divorced Ike in 1978 and, after virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years, rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits including her 1984 solo album Private Dancer. In 1986, she published a bestselling memoir I Tina which was turned into the Academy Award-nominated film What’s Love Got to Do with It in 1993. One of the world’s most popular entertainers, Tina sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history. She lived with her husband in Zurich, Switzerland until her death in 2023 at the age of eighty-three.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Nature's Welcome 1

Chapter 2 The Worlds Within Us 20

Chapter 3 Anthem of Angels 40

Chapter 4 Stand Up for Your Life 59

Chapter 5 Changing Poison into Medicine 87

Chapter 6 A Revolution of the Heart 110

Chapter 7 Beyond Singing 139

Chapter 8 Homecoming 160

Afierword 189

Acknowledgments 199

Glossary 201

Bibliography 211

Index 213

About the Authors 225

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