The geography of bliss: one grump's search for the happiest places in the world
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Published:
New York : Twelve, 2008.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
x, 329 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
044669889X, 9780446698894, 9780446580267 (hrd.), 0446580260 (hrd.)

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Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, this book 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 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 Singapore benefit psychologically by having their options limited by the government? Is the King of Bhutan a visionary for his initiative to calculate Gross National Happiness? Why is Asheville, North Carolina, so darn happy? NPR correspondent Weiner answers those questions and many others, offering travelers of all moods some interesting new ideas for sunnier destinations and dispositions.--From publisher description.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Weiner, E. (2008). The geography of bliss: one grump's search for the happiest places in the world. First edition. Twelve.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Weiner, Eric, 1963-. 2008. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World. Twelve.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Weiner, Eric, 1963-, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World. Twelve, 2008.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Weiner, Eric. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World. First edition. Twelve, 2008.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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