Book Review: Happiness Guaranteed or Your Misery Back

With equal parts humor, heart and hard-won wisdom, Happiness Guaranteed or Your Misery Back offers readers a refreshing promise: happiness isn’t something to chase—it’s something to choose. Co-authored by entrepreneur Morty Davis and his family, the book delivers a multigenerational perspective on cultivating joy—even through life’s most daunting circumstances.

From financial collapse and illness to the loss of loved ones, the Davises speak candidly about how adversity can deepen emotional resilience and spiritual strength. “There’s no magic formula,” Morty Davis insists in a video conversation on YouTube. “But there is a choice. And that choice is happiness.” The family’s approach combines personal storytelling with psychological insights, drawing on research in neuroplasticity and positive psychology to illustrate how intentional thoughts can rewire the brain toward gratitude, joy and purpose.

At its core, the book is a profoundly human guide to weathering life with faith, family and laughter. It challenges conventional success metrics, reminding readers that wealth and prestige do not equate to contentment, while a bowl of ice cream, a good joke, or a heartfelt call with a friend might.

Find the book on Amazon.com. To watch an inspiring video featuring Morty Davis, his daughter and co-author Ruki Renov, and special guest Barry Farber—an inventor, TV host, producer, and best-selling author—visit Morty Davis: The Voice of Wisdom on YouTube and look for the video titled “How to Be Happy No Matter What.”