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Happiness™

by Will Ferguson

When a cynical editor publishes a self-help book that actually works, the resulting global happiness threatens to collapse the world economy. This satirical novel examines the chaotic consequences of a society that has achieved perfection.

Accession 18255 ISBN 1841952338 Publisher Canongate
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