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The Atlas of Happiness

By: Helen Russell
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From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Danishly, an entertaining, reassuring and useful trip around the world, discovering the secrets of happiness from 30 countries.

A round the world trip through 33 international happiness concepts, from the bestselling author of The Year of Living Danishly, Helen Russell.

- Feeling terrified of that upcoming job interview? Take inspiration from the Icelanders and get some Þetta reddast, the unwavering belief that everything will work out in the end.

- Lost your way in life? Make like the Chinese and find your xingfu, or the thing that gives you real purpose.

- Too much on your plate? The Italians can help you learn the fine art of dolce far niente, aka the sweetness of doing nothing at all.

- Overwhelmed by busyness and disconnected from nature? The Swedish have a solution - just find your smultronställe, or 'wild strawberry patch', your perfect escape from the rest of the world.

From Australia to Wales, via Bhutan, Ireland, Finland, Turkey, Syria, Japan, and many more besides, The Atlas of Happiness uncovers the global secrets to happiness, and how they can change our lives.


The Atlas of Happiness will be the perfect cheering Christmas gift of 2018.

©2018 Helen Russell (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Career Success Hygiene & Healthy Living Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Happiness Health Middle East
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Highly recommended! Great overview of happiness from a perspective of different countries. It has lifted my mood every time I listened to it

Uplifting and informative

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Really lovely, uplifting read that’s so easy to tap in and out of, made a good audiobook but would be great to have as a paperback for musing through too.

Cheerful read wolfed down in 2 days!

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I found this book and the narrator very easy to listen to, gently funny with some laugh out loud moments but most importantly it left me with a smile upon listening. Worth getting.

Funny, interesting and uplifting

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A really delightful tour of different routes to happiness in a variety of countries - I was really charmed by this! The individual cultural experiences were fascinating to hear about - Russell is a really likeable guide, and her interviews with natives of these countries add depth and extra interest.

Delightful tour of world happiness

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Very interesting and uplifting. Will listen to this book again I am sure. A “jolly” English person. 😁

Uplifting

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