{"product_id":"the-geography-of-bliss-one-grumps-search-for-the-happiest-places-in-the-world-eric-weiner-paperback","title":"The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World -- Eric Weiner, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart travel memoir, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader across the globe to investigate not what happiness is, but WHERE it is.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Weiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446698894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover Great New Writers - Second Place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e is author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into eighteen languages. A former correspondent for NPR and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Weiner has reported from more than three dozen countries. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic, Slate, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology, \u003ci\u003eBest American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. He divides his time between Starbucks and Caribou. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Read more about Eric Weiner at www.ericweinerbooks.com.","brand":"Eric Weiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49898815291620,"sku":"9780446698894","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780446698894.jpg?v=1789718092","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-geography-of-bliss-one-grumps-search-for-the-happiest-places-in-the-world-eric-weiner-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}