"Using the ancient philosophers and the much more recent "science of happiness" as his guide, Weiner travels the world in search of the happiest places. Many authors have attempted to describe what happiness is; fewer have shown us where it is, and what we can learn from the inhabitants of different cultures.
As Weiner makes his way from Iceland (one of the world's happiest countries) to Bhutan (where the king has made Gross National Happiness a national priority) to Moldova (not a happy place), he calls upon the collective wisdom of "the self-help industrial complex" to help him navigate the path to contentment. "
I really enjoyed this book. Nice change of pace from 2000 pages of Stieg Larsson. It got me thinking about what constitutes happiness and how I can declutter my life. It made me want to do a clean sweep of each room of our house, in an effort to make it more of a home. I laughed on many occasions as I read The Geography of Bliss. Eric Weiner's sarcasm and wit remind me of Dave Barry, and for those of you who are Barry fans, you know this is a compliment.
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