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The Atlas of Happiness
- The Global Secrets of How to Be Happy
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Publisher's summary
This charming and entertaining guide offers listeners the chance to learn and be inspired by the "untranslatable" beliefs and unique perspectives on how to live a happier life from countries around the world. Listeners can seek and find happiness in their everyday lives guided by the diverse assortment of advice, history, and philosophies on how to develop and experience special cultural traits like:
- Sobremesa from Spain
- Turangawaewae from New Zealand
- Setta reddast from Iceland
- Azart from Russia
- Tarab from Syria
- joie de vivre from Canada
- and many more.
Critic reviews
"This attractive, intriguing book-chock-full of colorful illustrations and breezy, informative essays—will be enjoyed by all, young or old."—BookPage
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- By Jennifer Soudagar on 11-13-15
By: Helen Russell
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Gone Viking
- By: Helen Russell
- Narrated by: Juliette Burton
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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Frazzled mum Alice Ray likes to think she’s on top everything - she has four bags-for-life in the boot of her car for heaven's sake. But after spectacularly embarrassing herself at work, she finally gives in to her sister’s pleas to take a much-needed break. But this is not the luxury spa holiday Alice hoped for - instead, she finds herself in Denmark, in the middle of nowhere, on a ‘How to be a Viking’ getaway. Can the two sisters finally learn to get along, or will learning to embrace their inner warriors just make them better at fighting?
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Good Fun!
- By George on 07-08-20
By: Helen Russell
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Leap Year
- How to Make Big Decisions, Be More Resilient and Change Your Life for Good
- By: Helen Russell
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Having spent the last few years in Denmark uncovering the secrets of the happiest country in the world, Helen Russell knows it's time to move back to the UK. She thinks. Maybe. Or maybe that's a terrible idea. Like many of us, she suffers from chronic indecision and a fear of change. So she decides to give herself a year for an experiment: to overhaul every area of her life, learn how to embrace change and become a lean, mean decision-making machine.
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My Kind of Person - No Truck with Trump
- By PhryneC on 02-12-17
By: Helen Russell
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How to Be Sad
- Everything I’ve Learned About Getting Happier by Being Sad
- By: Helen Russell
- Narrated by: Helen Russell
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Helen Russell has researched sadness from the inside out for her entire life. Her earliest memory is of the day her sister died. Her parents divorced soon after, and her mother didn’t receive the help she needed to grieve. Coping with her own emotional turmoil — including struggles with body image and infertility — she’s endured professional and personal setbacks as well as relationships that have imploded in truly spectacular ways. Even the things that brought her the greatest joy — like eventually becoming a parent — are fraught with challenges.
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More an self biography
- By Jaime Murillo on 04-27-24
By: Helen Russell
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The Tao of Pooh
- By: Benjamin Hoff
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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Author Benjamin Hoff shows that the philosophy of Winnie-the-Pooh is amazingly consistent with the principles of Taoism and demonstrates how you can use these principles in your daily life. Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey.
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Wonderful
- By Robert on 01-09-14
By: Benjamin Hoff
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Your Next Five Moves
- Master the Art of Business Strategy
- By: Patrick Bet-David
- Narrated by: Patrick Bet-David
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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From the creator of Valuetainment, the number-one YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals.
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Mediocre; few actionable take-aways.
- By Michael on 10-31-20
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- CINDY SUMARAUW MAGD
- 12-06-20
Delightful
Everyone should read this and learn true happiness. These methods of experiencing happiness is how humanity have thrived!
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- MC
- 05-05-22
Being Happy
For me, this book is part contemplative and part travel - a great combination! I would recommend this book to people seeking to cultivate a grateful attitude, a different mindset, while also feeding their wanderlust. I continue to be amazed at how people are capable of happiness no mater where they are and what their current circumstances are. That is such a good lesson to be reminded of.
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- Ana Manwaring
- 03-19-20
Fun and Informative
Helen Russell is happy! And delivers plenty of information in her Atlas of Happiness. I laughed my way through it and will listen again while I decide whose form of happiness best suits me. A good book for coronavirus lockdown. Well written, chatty and smart.
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- G. Baker
- 04-03-20
Good, but not quiet Danishly
I really loved Living Danishly and Leap Year. I hoped the same for this book. it is good but it was more like a random collection of thoughts than a cohesive boom or essay. A chapter to provide the themes from these counties' cultures would have made it a 5 star for me. otherwise it was to typical, delightful Helen Russell book.
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- Bonsai Potter
- 04-04-19
Atlas makes my day!
Having listened to The Year of Living Danishly in 2018, while working in my studio, and thoroughly enjoying it, I recently stumbled upon The Atlas of Happiness. Helen references her move to Scandiland. I wonder if I would try out one of these other happiness choices in a more temperate climate. Costa Rica sounds enticing and it would give reasons to become bilingual, at least conversationally.
Many visions of travel plans have been sown. Cheers!
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- GSM
- 04-13-20
Wonderful Book to Cheer You!
I listened to this while in covid-19 quarantine. I would have enjoyed it anytime, but especially now it’s great to hear how other cultures embrace life and create happiness and fulfillment. I am going to buy the hardcover as well for further study. This author is witty and keeps it interesting. The first and longest (I believe) chapter was Australia, which I found the least interesting. So if you’re bored on Oz keep reading!
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- Anna Urbina
- 05-04-19
A breath of pure joy!
Or, pura vida? I inmensely enjoyed Helen Russell’s new investigation on happpiness! Super interesting how you can familiarize with different cultures through these exquisitely chosen concept words. Amazing job, incredibly fun to listen to, dont miss it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-14-19
Take my Money!!!
This book is SO inspiring & right on track with what I’ve come to expect from Helen Russell. She is amazing! What a bonus to have it narrated by her as well. From now on just assume that when she writes a new book I’m over here throwing my money at it as fast as possible:)
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- Stittsville Shopper
- 11-30-19
Dreadful
I did not finish this book. I am Canadian and found the Canada section appalling . Horrifyingly bad.
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