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Eric Weiner
Who’s happiest where, and why
By Karla Starr
Published on January 15, 2008 at 5:00am
Long-time NPR correspondent and self-described grouch Eric Weinerspent a year traveling to ten places—Switzerland, Iceland, India, Moldovia—all to ask: why are these people happy? (Or, in Moldovia’s case, not.) The result is The Geography of Bliss, a witty, well-written treatise on how “subjective well-being” is related to our environment. But if you’re looking for hard facts, look the other way; Weiner tells his story through choice quotes and emblematic scenes—think Theroux channeling Stumbling on Happinessscribe Daniel Gilbert. This lack of hard science and overabundance of quotes might be maddening, but such chattiness should lend itself perfectly to a talk. And, one hopes on account of Weiner’s self-professed continued grouchiness, a group hug. Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St., 624-6600, www.elliottbaybook.com. 7:30 p.m.KARLA STARR
Fri., Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., 2008
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