# Happiness

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- Book: [Happiness](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-layard-baron-layard/happiness) ([Happiness.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-layard-baron-layard/happiness.md))
- Authors: [Richard Layard](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-layard-baron-layard)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4303-701-9
- Pages: 320
- Published: 2006-06-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

There is a paradox at the heart of our lives. We all want more money, but as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not speculation: It's the story told by countless pieces of scientific...