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"""Happiness is found not in ‘something gained but in something lost—the loss of ourselves in something ‘other,’’ according to this concise and elegant meditation from New Yorker staff writer Gopnik . . . he constructs a convincing case for the pursuit of individual fulfillment as both an end in itself and a precondition for an open society with strong communal bonds. The result is a thought-provoking look at an eternally fascinating topic."" -- Publishers Weekly ""The longtime New Yorker writer waxes philosophical in this slim, aphoristic book . . . Thoughtful contemplations on the pursuit to be happy."" -- Kirkus Reviews"

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Adam Gopnik is a staff writer at The New Yorker and has written for the magazine since 1986. He has three National Magazine awards for essays and for criticism. The author of numerous best-selling books, including Paris to the Moon, he lives in New York City.

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