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DirFX - The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 910.4 Format: Bargain Price Label: Twelve Manufacturer: Twelve Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 2009-01-05 Publisher: Twelve Studio: Twelve
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Editorial Reviews: 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)
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: The Geography of Bliss Comment: July 30, 2010 This book is too limited in its perspective. We are to trust the judgment of the author, Eric Weiner,-- as if we have met him through some news interview or the like. [I am an avid listener to NPR, the radio network for which he is a correspondent. However, I can not recall hearing any contribution to a discussion or to a daily program. He seems to be content to build on a reputation: As a trusted author of travel books. But I have not read many such books and I am meeting him for the first time. The topic of happiness in different parts of the world should be given more clarity through a structure as for instance bold-faced names of the people being interviewed followed by a colon and some indenting ... We need more people to respond to the question as to how happy are they ... etc. We need more emotional responses from the people he centers his evaluation of places he has visited from his own perspective. Customer Rating: Summary: great entertainment Comment: This is one of the most entertaining books I've ever read. I was intrigued by the premise of a grumpy guy trying to find the place in the world where people were happiest, but the real pleasure of the book (as it is of life) is not the goal but the journey. Weiner's writing is infused with an observant wit that kept me constantly entertained. I found the book so enjoyable that I tried to read it as slowly as possible because I didn't want it to end. Now that I've finished it, I think I'll read it again. Customer Rating: Summary: The Geography of Bliss: OPne Grupm's Search for the Happiest Places in the World Comment: Used book arrived in excellent condition, on time delivery, and a very pleaant way to shop. Customer Rating: Summary: Quick Delivery. Condition exactly as stated Comment: This product was shipped and received long before I expected it. And it came in the condition I expected it in! Customer Rating: Summary: Great single liners through out the book Comment: It was a fun read with memorable writing through out. It was hard to put down once started. More Reviews

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