The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
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By: Eric Weiner
Format: Hardcover
From: Twelve
Pub. Date: December 2007
From: Twelve
Pub. Date: December 2007
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2008-01-03
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 352
Ean: 9780446580267
Isbn: 0446580260
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2008-01-03
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 352
Ean: 9780446580267
Isbn: 0446580260
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, The Geography of Bliss takes the reader from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author's case, moments of "un-unhappiness." The book uses a beguiling mixture of travel, psychology, science and humor to investigate not what happiness is, but where it is. Are people in Switzerland happier because it is the most democratic country in the world? Do citizens of Qatar, awash in petrodollars, find joy in all that cash? Is the King of Bhutan a visionary for his initiative to calculate Gross National Happiness? Why is Asheville, North Carolina so damn happy? With engaging wit and surprising insights, Eric Weiner answers those questions and many others, offering travelers of all moods some interesting new ideas for sunnier destinations and dispositions. (2007)
USER REVIEWS
"Taking a trip in the back pocket of a skeptic trying to find out where and why people are happy is sheer bliss. Eric Weiner not only knows the art of description, he knows about meaningful travel and how to write a engrossing tale. The book is NEVER boring or repetitious. It moves and flows and shines. In case you can't tell, I loved it!"
~ Written on 2008-09-16
~ Written on 2008-09-16
"I enjoyed this book, which I received as a gift. It was insightful and fun, tackling a serious topic -- what makes us happy -- without getting too philosophical or preachy. I bought this extra copy as a gift for a friend."
~ Written on 2008-09-07
~ Written on 2008-09-07
"I got this book on CD from the library and listened to it on my commute back and forth to work. It was perfect for that. The commute time just flew by.
Weiner is a good story teller. The book was engaging and smart while not being too challenging to follow while trying to drive.
I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter (except maybe the first - which was needed to set the stage but a little boring).
I'd highly recommend this to anyone interested in learning about different cultures and/or exploring what it means to be happy.
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~ Written on 2008-08-30
Weiner is a good story teller. The book was engaging and smart while not being too challenging to follow while trying to drive.
I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter (except maybe the first - which was needed to set the stage but a little boring).
I'd highly recommend this to anyone interested in learning about different cultures and/or exploring what it means to be happy.
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~ Written on 2008-08-30
"I liked reading this one. The content is very superficial , yet a brief run arround the world. I must say the penmanship was not to my taste and at times disrespectful. - But I can still recommand this one!!"
~ Written on 2008-08-17
~ Written on 2008-08-17
"Excellent writing. I loved every chapter and giggled when he unexpectedly whipped in an amusing quote, a witty word, or added his funny explanatory words in parentheses. I loved his descriptions. Had the fortune of traveling some of the places and thoroughly enjoyed his insights, saying ahhhhhh to myself when he again hit the nail right on the head. My two favorites were the chapters on Iceland and Switzerland. Weiner sure recognized them in a hurry!
A fine book with fine insights, funny, and easy reading."
~ Written on 2008-08-07
A fine book with fine insights, funny, and easy reading."
~ Written on 2008-08-07