The Geography of Bliss

图书标准信息

• 作者 Eric Weiner 著
• 出版社 Black Swan
• 出版时间 2008-07
• ISBN 9780552775083
• 定价 94.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 416页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whatmakesanationhappy?Isonecountry'ssenseofhappinessthesameasanother's?Inthelasttwodecades,psychologistsandeconomistshavelearnedalotaboutwho'shappyandwhoisn't.TheDutchare,theRomaniansaren't,andAmericansaresomewhereinbetween...Afteryearsofgoingtotheworld'sleasthappycountries,EricWeiner,aveteranforeigncorrespondent,decidedtotravelandevaluateeachcountry'sdifferentsenseofhappinessanddiscoverthenationthatseemedhappiestofall.·HediscoverstherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessintinyandextremelywealthyQatar(andit'snotagoodone)·HegoestoThailand,andfindsthatnotthinkingisacontentedwayoflife.·HegoestothetinyHimalayankingdomofBhutan,anddiscoverstheyhaveanofficialpolicyofGrossNationalHappiness!·HeaskshimselfwhytheBritishdon'tdohappiness?InWeiner'squesttofindtheworld'shappiestplaces,heeatsrottenIcelandicshark,meditatesinBangalore,visitsstripclubsinBangkokanddrinkshimselfintoastuporinReykjavik.Fullofinspiredmoments,TheGeographyofBlissaccomplishesafeatfewtravelbooksdareandevenfewerachieve:tomakeyouhappier.

【作者简介】

EricWeinerspentadecadeasaforeigncorrespondentforNationalPublicRadiointheUS.HehasbeenbasedinNewDehli,JerusalemandTokyoandhasreportedfrommorethanthirtycountries.He'salsoservedasacorrespondentforNPRinNewYork,Miamiand,currently,WashingtonD.C.WeinerisaformerreporterfortheNewYorkTimesandaKnightJournalismFellowatStanfordUniversity.Aftertravellingtheworld,hehassettledquasi-happily,intheWashingtonarea,wherehedivideshistimebetweenhislivingroomandhiskitchen.