"[A]mong the raft of happiness books published lately, this one is the obvious standout. I suggest climbing aboard." — Karen Long, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
The paperback edition of The Happiness Myth is available now!	"I feel happier already for having read it." — Alix Kates Shulman, author of Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen “Jennifer Michael Hecht… uses the past to poke fingers into the pieties and prejudices of the moment. .. Hecht's curiosity ranges widely, and the breadth of her learning is impressive… Fresh and daring analysis.” — The Washington Post "Exposing the half-baked fads of the present by illuminating the even less baked ones of the past can be a lot of fun, and Hecht, a historian and poet, entertains us with some classics." — The New York Times Book Review Publishers Weekly called it "[an] energetic romp through the arbitrariness of history's ideas about happiness... eclectic and entertaining, providing ample perspective on the rituals that make us human." Read a "remarkable!" review in Publishers Weekly by Audrey Brockhaus.
Would you like to BROWSE "The Happiness Myth"? Follow the link to the web site of HarperSanFrancisco, where you can see inside the book. The Cleveland Plain Dealer describes "The Happiness Myth" as "an agile, thought-provoking antidote to the relentless - and relentlessly American - self-help impulse weighing down our book shelves and our collective minds... [It] reads like your favorite college teacher on caffeine - stimulating, alert, but also demanding your keenest attention." The Deseret Morning News says, "Whether or not you agree with her conclusions — or the myths she dashes — you are bound to find the journey compelling and thought-provoking... Hecht not only stimulates thinking, she is an entertaining, witty writer." • Read a "wonderful!" review in the Toronto Star by Christine Sismondo. • Pardonnez-moi, but do you read French? If so, you can read a "délectable" examination of Le mythe du bonheur on Le Devoir.com in a two-part article by Josée Blanchette. • A review in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana Journal & Courier by Tom Smith calls The Happiness Myth "a delight to read." Jennifer Michael Hecht's highly-anticipated new book of history and philosophy, The Happiness Myth is available in bookstores and online now! Order your copy from amazon.com!