Happy talk: what did we know about joy, and when did we know it?
American Scholar › Vol. 76 Nbr. 2, March 2007
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The Happiness Myth Why What We Think Is Right Is Wrong - Dancing in the Streets a History of Collective Joy - Book review
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Happy talk: what did we know about joy, and when did we know it?
THE HAPPINESS MYTH Why What We Think Is Right Is Wrong By Jennifer Michael Hecht HarperSanFrancisco $24.95
DANCING IN THE STREETS A History of Collective Joy By Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books $26 The happiness industrial complex is experiencing an unprecedented boom these days, and, were I a financial adviser, I would strongly recommend investing in happiness futures. Not because jollity itself is booming (moroseness continues to show very strong fundamentals), but because the outlook for ancillary markets--the sales of pickaxes to happiness prospectors--is exceedingly bullish. ...See the full content of this document
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