The Geography of Bliss
Eric Weiner, . . Hachette Audio, $39.98 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-60024-258-8
Weiner's diverting travel memoir tells the tale of a self-professed grump who sets out to find where the most contented people in the world live. The major problem is that the good idea didn't pan out. Weiner visits dozens of countries including India, Iceland and Bhutan, which have their share of socioeconomic problems. Yet Weiner deems these places as having the happiest people in the world, not truly understanding their troubles, but generalizing on the whole. The narration is also a disappointment, with Weiner slip-sliding his way through his own journal writings without passion or enthusiasm and occasional pronunciation problems.
Reviewed on: 02/25/2008
Genre: Audio
Compact Disc - 978-1-60024-434-6
Hardcover - 329 pages - 978-0-446-58026-7
Library Binding - 455 pages - 978-1-60285-213-6
Open Ebook - 1 pages - 978-0-446-51107-0
Open Ebook - 184 pages - 978-0-446-59863-7
Paperback - 368 pages - 978-0-446-69889-4
Paperback - 352 pages - 978-0-446-19963-6
