America the Anxious

America the Anxious
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781250071521
ISBN-13 : 1250071526
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Book Synopsis America the Anxious by : Ruth Whippman

Download or read book America the Anxious written by Ruth Whippman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author embarks on a pilgrimage to investigate how the national obessession with happiness infiltrates all areas of life, from religion to parenting, from the workplace to academia. She attends a Landmark Forum self-help course, visits Zappos headquarters in Las Vegas (a "happiness city"), looks into the academic "positive psychology movement" and spends time in Utah with Mormons, officially America's happiest people.


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