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"This book asks a simple question: Is it possible to write compellingly about a happy person? In the hands of celebrated (but never before translated into English) Swiss author Hansjorg Schertenleib, the answer is a resounding yes - because, as it turns out, even happy people are surrounded by unhappy people, which can make for considerable stress, and, well, what's a happy man to do?" "The hero of this book - whose name is, well, This - is a smart, interesting, quirky jazz musician ... with a wife suffering from depression, and a rebellious teenaged daughter. They find his contentedness more…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2009Melville House Pub. · 93 pages · 9781933633817
HappinessFictionJazz musiciansHusbandsFathers and daughtersFiction, generalMusicians, fictionFathers and daughters, fiction