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

Eric Weiner

Jan 2008 · Sold by Twelve

About this ebook

Now a new series on Peacock with Rainn Wilson, THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS is part travel memoir, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide that takes the viewer across the globe 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?

In a unique mix of travel, psychology, science and humor, Eric Weiner answers those questions and many others, offering travelers of all moods some interesting new ideas for sunnier destinations and dispositions.
 

Ratings and reviews

There are some insights scattered throughout this book. Nothing earth-shattering, but good reminders and tips. The narrative was easy to read, though it felt long at times.

Great read, insightful and inspiring! Gouged the eyes of my own unhappiness to help me "SEE" a new path to being content, and of course, happy!

I really liked this. Very well written, funny, engaging, enlightening, hopeful. All good, Give it a try.

About the author

Eric Weiner is author of the New York Times bestseller The Geography of Bliss, which has been translated into eighteen languages. A former correspondent for NPR and the New York Times, Weiner has reported from more than three dozen countries. His work has appeared in the New Republic, Slate, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, the New York Times Magazine, and the anthology, Best American Travel Writing. He divides his time between Starbucks and Caribou.

Read more about Eric Weiner at www.ericweinerbooks.com.