The Atlas of Happiness
The Global Secrets of How to Be Happy

This book gets a star for having a diverse collection of countries and philosophies. This book loses a bunch of stars because Helen Russell is often trying to be #hip and funny and falls painfully short. She has rude opinions that she interjects in the text. I also don’t believe that she has the qua......more

I started the book with high hopes but was a bit disappointed midway through. I felt it was kind of juvenile and the journalistic style intermixed with personal comments but without ANY sources made me feel doubtful of everything she was writing. So I emailed the author and she kindly replied. She s......more

A bit of a disappointment. There are so many chapters that are a bit of stretch - Russia, Syria, heck even England which is more known for whinging poms complaining about the weather than being jolly. I have no idea how good the author's pronunciation of all those foreign words is but judging by the......more

Ulkelere gore insanlarin mutluluk anlayislarini ozetleyen hos bir cerez kitap. Boyle seyler Ilgimi cektigi icin kitabi sevdim. Zaten Ilgimi cektigi icin de okumak istemistim. Yazar, sectigi ulkenin insanina ulkesini anlattiriyor. Nelerden mutlu olduklarini mesela. Ve her ulke icin ana konu olarak bi......more

O carte colorată, care îți dă o stare de bine numai cât o răsfoiești. Fericirea prin ochii a 30 de popoare din lumea largă.......more