A Map to Happiness
Wowzers it's been a while! Honestly, I got addicted to crossword puzzles so I put down my books for a while. But I'm back at it! The book I just finished is of a different breed than most others that I've written about. It's nonfiction, for one, and for another, it's aimed at a more adult audience. The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner was an excellent read and it sparked a lot of introspection and deep thoughts on my end. When I found this book, I was trawling the "World & Cultures" section of the public library, in search of a book about traveling, as my wanderlust had kicked up but I was stuck here in Nebraska. The sky blue binding caught my eye at first, but the tagline was what made me pluck it from the shelf: "One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World". I was intrigued by the concept of a self-proclaimed glass-half-empty sort of guy traversing the globe in search of happiness. I consider myself a relatively sunshine