This slender volume is an invigorating ice-cream sundae with a cherry on top. An uplifting and thoughful examination of what it means to be happy and how such a state can be obtained in the modern world. As its author, Bertrand Russell, sets out in the preface to the book:
His admission that he was not born happy, and indeed contemplated suicide many times, sets the stage for a truly unique examination of the subject as seen through the lens of his life journey. When you put down this wonderful book, you will be a new and better person.
The audiobook recording hasn't got the best reading voice - I suspect it was AI-generated - but I selected it for the happy picture it presents.
