ADVANCE
PRAISE FOR GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS
Arthur
Brooks may be the most innovative and creative analyst of public policy in
America today. His insights are in a different league and may lead to an
entirely new approach to thinking through public policy. Gross National
Happiness is a must read for every person who wants to understand what policies
America needs.
--Newt
Gingrich
Arthur
Brooks makes me—how else to put it?—happy. He makes me grossly,
nationally happy. If you want to be a real American you need to pause in
your life and your liberty and pursue some happiness by reading this book.
--P.J.
O’Rourke
Happiness
is God, marriage and work. A Republican campaign slogan?
No: hard science,
as collected by Arthur C. Brooks, emerging as one of the leading - and most
original - social observers of his
generation.
--David
Frum, Author of Comeback: Conservatism
that Can Win Again
In this
splendid volume, Arthur C. Brooks cements his reputation as one of the nation's
premier students of American society. Always driven by data—not ideology—he
offers an authoritative account of the social bases of happiness. Just as
important, he explores the public policy implications of his findings. It is a
fun read, and should put a smile on the face of even the most
unhappy among us.
--William
A. Donohue, President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
Happiness
is an idea etched into our national creed. But what does it mean, exactly? With
intriguing statistics and engaging examples, Arthur Brooks explores what makes
us happy, which types of people are happiest, and what it means for our
nation's future. Gross National Happiness is a fresh look on one of
America's oldest tenets—how the pursuit of happiness makes America great.
--Carl
J. Schramm, president and chief executive officer of the Kauffman Foundation
and author of The Entrepreneurial
Imperative