Books, Arts & Manners: Get Happy

Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual, by Dennis Prager (HarperCollins, 179 pp., $23)

MY good-natured cousin Emily skeptically eyed the book I had brought to our coffee date. “Happiness Is a Serious Problem? Hmmm,” she mused, then cheerfully volunteered, “I think happiness is a serious problem only for people who are unhappy.” We both laughed, but I knew I would not be able to dismiss Emily’s observation. She is one of the loveliest people I know, happens to be married to a very kind man, and on top of it recently gave birth to an adorable little boy. If anyone is an expert on happiness, it’s Emily.

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Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual, by Dennis Prager (HarperCollins, 179 pp., $23)

MY good-natured cousin Emily skeptically eyed the book I had brought to our coffee date. “Happiness Is a Serious Problem? Hmmm,” she mused, then cheerfully volunteered, “I think happiness is a serious problem only for people who are unhappy.” We both laughed, but I knew I would not be able to dismiss Emily’s observation. She is one of the loveliest people I know, happens to be married to a very kind man, and on top of it recently gave birth to an adorable little boy. If anyone is an expert on happiness, it’s Emily.