Similar to Bill Bryson in his whimsical and entertaining books "
In a Sunburned Country" & "
A Walk in the Woods" among other travel tales,
Eric Weiner delivers in "
The Geography of Bliss" an excellent global search for happiness detailing the relative moods of people in places as far flung as Iceland, Moldovia and Quatar.
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Weiner seemlessly mixes together humor with the descriptions of each place and comes to the conclusion that one of the biggest drivers of happiness is a common culture... as held by the people in Iceland and not to be found at all in Quatar.
Interesting stuff, and very entertaining.