It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read A Private History of Happiness: 99 Moments of Joy from Around the World by George Myerson
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From the bliss of lingering in a warm bed on a winter morning, to a bracing springtime walk by the seaside, A Private History of Happinessoffers the reader a wealth of delightfully fresh perceptions of where and how happiness may be found. These 99 moments of happiness are arranged by theme - Morning, Friendship, Garden, Family, Leisure, Nature, Food and Drink, Well-being, Creativity, Love and Evening - and each is followed by a brief description and commentary that sets the extract in context and encourages further reflection. Drawing on a wide and international range of literary sources - from Ptolemy to Tolstoy - George Myerson reveals that small, unpretentious joys have been shared by human beings across cultures and over thousands of years. He invites us to discover the happiness in our own lives that can be found here and now.
A Private History of Happiness: 99 Moments of Joy from Around the World by George Myerson is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read A Private History of Happiness: 99 Moments of Joy from Around the World aloud.
A Private History of Happiness: 99 Moments of Joy from Around the World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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