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    Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way

    Written by Dan Buettner

    Narrated by Michael McConnohie

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    In the first book to identify demographically proven happiness hotspots worldwide, researcher and explorer Dan Buettner documents the happiest people on earth and reveals how we can create our own happy zones. Detailing extraordinary new discoveries and meticulous research on four continents, Buettner observes happiness in unlikely places and gleans surprising insight into what generates contentment and what it means to thrive. Intriguing studies debunk commonly believed myths. Think life was happier in the good old days? To the contrary, data shows that people flourish more in modern societies than in traditional, agrarian ones. Marriage, parenthood, gender equality, sociability - you'll be astonished at how (or whether) these factors figure in the happiness equation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateOct 19, 2010
    ISBN9781611200300
    Author

    Dan Buettner

    Dan Buettner is an internationally recognized researcher, explorer, and author. He founded Blue Zones to research and publicize the world's best practices in health, longevity, and happiness. A pioneer in exploration and education, he has traveled the world to answer some of science's biggest questions. Dan's National Geographic cover story on Blue Zones was one of the top-selling covers in the magazine's history, and the book hit the New York Times bestseller list.

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    • 5/5
      There were so many eye-opening examples of what other cultures value and how it makes each of them happy in their own way. This National Geographic journalist visits (and then highlights) 4 cities where people are ranked the happiest in the world and then uses those examples to give the reader suggestions of implementation.

      If you enjoy reading about different cultures, it's a must!
    • 3/5
      Heard the author on NPR, thought the book sounded interesting. It turned out pretty shallow but kinda interesting. He talks briefly about various studies on happiness, details, again briefly, interviews with experts on the topic, then looks at several places that studies have shown have the happiest residents. Copenhagen, Singapore, Mexico, and San Luis Obispo in California. It was a fast read. Nothing earthshaking or startling to learn. Don't think I'd especially recommend it to a library patron.
    • 2/5
      It was an interesting book but the case studies just seemed too generic and lacked real clarity of the why.

      It also seemed to lost itself in anecdotal stories rather than facts and then explain those facts to the key themes.