NC Bookwatch

Eric Wilson, Against Happiness

Season 11 Episode 1105 | 26m 47s  | Video has closed captioning.

Americans are addicted to happiness. When we’re not popping pills, we leaf through scientific studies that take for granted our quest for happiness, or read self-help books by everyone from armchair philosophers and clinical psychologists to the Dalai Lama on how to achieve a trouble-free life:Stumbling on Happiness; Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential.

Aired: 08/07/08

Rating: NR

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