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The Geography Of Bliss

What makes a nation happy? Is one country`s sense of happiness the same as another`s?In the last two decades, psychologists and economists have learned a lot about who`s happy and who isn`t. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren`t, and Americans are somewhere in between...After years of going to the world`s least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel and evaluate each country`s different sense of happiness and discover the nation that seemed happiest of all.Eric Weiner discovers the relationship between money and happiness in tiny and extremely wealthy Qatar (and it`s not a good one). He goes to Thailand, and finds that not thinking is a contented way of life. He goes to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, and discovers they have an official
policy of Gross National Happiness! He asks himself why the British don`t do happiness? In Weiner`s quest to find the world`s happiest places, he eats rotten Icelandic shark, meditates in Bangalore, visits strip clubs in Bangkok and drinks himself into a stupor in Reykjavik.Full of inspired moments, ”The Geography of Bliss” accomplishes a feat few travel books dare and even fewer achieve: to make you happier.
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What makes a nation happy? Is one country`s sense of happiness the same as another`s? In the last two decades, psychologists & economists have learned a lot about who`s happy & who isn`t. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren`t, & Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world`s least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel & evaluate each country`s different sense of happiness & discover the nation that seemed happiest of all. Eric Weiner discovers the relationship between money & happiness in tiny & extremely wealthy Qatar (and it`s not a good one). He goes to Thail&, & finds that not thinking is a contented way of life. He goes to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, & discovers they have an official policy of Gross National Happiness! He asks himself why the British don`t do happiness? In Weiner`s quest to find the world`s happiest places, he eats rotten Icelandic shark, meditates in Bangalore, visits strip clubs in Bangkok & drinks himself into a stupor in Reykjavik. Full of inspired moments, ” The Geography of Bliss” accomplishes a feat few travel books dare & even fewer achieve: to make you happier.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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