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

图书标准信息

• 作者 Eric Weiner 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2009-01
• ISBN 9780446698894
• 定价 149.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 345页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Partforeignaffairsdiscourse,parthumor,andparttwistedself-helpguide,TheGeographyofBlisstakesthereaderfromAmericatoIcelandtoIndiainsearchofhappiness,or,inthecrabbyauthor'scase,momentsof"un-unhappiness."Thebookusesabeguilingmixtureoftravel,psychology,scienceandhumortoinvestigatenotwhathappinessis,butwhereitis.ArepeopleinSwitzerlandhappierbecauseitisthemostdemocraticcountryintheworld?DocitizensofQatar,awashinpetrodollars,findjoyinallthatcash?IstheKingofBhutanavisionaryforhisinitiativetocalculateGrossNationalHappiness?WhyisAsheville,NorthCarolinasodamnhappy?Withengagingwitandsurprisinginsights,EricWeineranswersthosequestionsandmanyothers,offeringtravelersofallmoodssomeinterestingnewideasforsunnierdestinationsanddispositions.

【作者简介】

EricWeiner,anaward-winningforeigncorrespondentforNPRandaformerreporterfortheNewYorkTimes,haswrittenstoriesfrommorethanthreedozencountries,includingIraq,Afghanistan,andIndonesia.HiscommentaryhasappearedinTheNewRepublic,TheInternationalHeraldTribune,andTheLosAngelesTimes,andhewritesthepopular"HowTheyDoIt"columnforSlate.HehaslivedinNewDelhi,JerusalemandTokyo.