An intellectual odyssey, a traveler’s diary, and a comic novel all rolled into one. Smart, original, and utterly delightful.” —Daniel Gilbert, Harvard professor and bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness “A charming mix of history and wisdom cloaked as a rollicking travelogue.” —Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Steve Jobs Travel the world with Eric Weiner, the New …
What makes a nation happy? Is one country's sense of happiness the same as another's? In the last two decades, psychologists and economists have learned a lot about who's happy and who isn't. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren't, and Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world's least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel …
Dalam buku ini, Eric Weiner melakukan perjalanan keliling ke beberapa tempat di dunia untuk mencari tahu hubungan antara lingkungan kita dan ide-ide inovatif. |a menjelajahi sejarah kota-kota seperti Wina, Florence, Athena, Hangzhou, dan tentu saja Silicon Valley. Masih dengan gayanya yang nakal, cerdas, dan humoris, Weiner menapaktilasi jalanan yang pernah dilalui Socrates, Michaelangelo, dan …
Get a taste of Shakespeare with unique kid appeal. Carefully curated excerpts from Shakespeare's works accompany spectacular art to illustrate the seasons. Familiar lines such as "Shall I compare thee to a summer s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate" are included along with elegant selections from King Lear," The Winter's Tale," The Tempest," and other famous plays and sonnets. A s…
Flags and balloons, kites and cake, Around a tree a happy snake, Polar bears, pandas, giraffes too, A monkey, elephants and a 'roo! It's partytime and all the animals are trying to get to the celebrations.
Sungguh mati, Eric Weiner ingin melihat dunia, terutama dengan dana dari pihak lain. Maka ia menjadi jurnalis, membawa tas punggung dan buku catatannya, lalu menjelajahi dunia. Hasilnya adalah buku The Geography of Bliss ini. Ia membawa pembaca melanglangbuana ke berbagai negara, dari Belanda, Swiss, Bhutan, hingga Qatar, Islandia, India, dan Amerika ... untuk mencari tahu apa yang membuat oran…