Jamie recommends "The Geography of Bliss"

I’m not usually a big nonfiction-reader, but the premise of defining happiness around the globe was intriguing to me. Eric Weiner, a self-proclaimed grump, offers an extremely interesting study in happiness. How is happiness in America different from happiness in places like Switzerland or Bhutan? Part travelogue, part research, this book is something of an anomaly because while it doesn’t explain how to concretely define happiness, it certainly goes to great lengths to find it. I found it interesting because geography has a lot to do with what constitutes the feeling of happiness. Although Weiner does sometimes get bogged down with the minutiae of certain locations , this book was a fairly fast and very enjoyable read. For those who have found happiness, are looking for happiness, or wonder just how you measure happiness, this book is a great choice.

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