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

Eric Weiner

Start date: September 1, 2020

Finish date: November 30, 2020

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Sep 29, 2020 ♥ Sandi ❣ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 351-more-pages-or-more, another-ctry-book-or-author, bio-auto-memior, travel, non-fiction

3 stars

I don't think I found this book as enjoyable as some others did, but I did find bites and pieces of it amusing and/or educational.

I definitely agree with one quote from the book however...

"We may be fairly happy now, but there's always tomorrow and the prospect of a happier place, a happier life. We never fully commit. That, I think, is a dangerous thing. We can't love a place, or a person, if we always have one foot out the door."

I also liked this quote...

"There is one simple question, ...more

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Jan 22, 2008 Chrissie rated it really liked it

Shelves: kirkus, travel, humor

This book makes an attempt to figure out what makes people happy and if perhaps some countries are more conductive to happiness than others. Can happiness be equated with living in a democratic, safe societies? How does money, power, family and friends, religion, trust, homogeneous versus heterogeneous cultural surroundings influence happiness. Some of the conclusions are not as straightforward as one would think. To what extent are people influenced differently? What seems to works in Thailand ...more

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Mar 02, 2009 Irene rated it really liked it

A very enjoyable read. Found myself talking to just about everyone about the insights. More importantly, I felt happier just by the sheer enjoyment of the experience

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Sep 15, 2020 ☮Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: audio, nonfiction, read-in-2020, hoopla

3.5🌟

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Apr 01, 2012 Janet C-B rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction

I chose to read this book as a travel book, more so than because of the author's search for what makes people happy. I most enjoyed Eric Weiner's chapters on Thailand, Switzerland, India, Iceland and a country near Nepal. The geography, people, setting, culture of each country fascinated me. The aspect of how people in each country defined happiness, had some merit, but was not at the crux of my enjoyment. The one chapter I did not enjoy was the chapter on Moldova. While the author did an excell ...more

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