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Happier lives are possible: Learn from the Nordic countries’ success.

The Nordic Theory of Everything

In Search of a Better Life

$29.23

  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    16 March 2023

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Summary

An optimistic account of how the Nordic countries can teach us to live easier, healthier, happier lives.

From childcare to healthcare to provision for the elderly and the homeless, the Nordic countries are world leaders in organising society - no wonder Finland has been ranked among the happiest places on the planet.

In The Nordic Theory of Everything, Finnish journalist and US immigrant Anu Partanen sets out to understand why America - and much of the Western world -…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780715654897
ISBN-10:0715654896
Author:Anu Partanen
Publisher:Duckworth Books
Imprint:Duckworth
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:16 March 2023
Weight:382g
Dimensions:44mm x 131mm x 197mm
A-Format
The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen - ISBN: 9780715654897
131 × 197 mm
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A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Partanen is a careful, judicious writer’ New York Times


‘A passionate and intelligent argument’ Publishers Weekly


‘An earnest, well-written work worth heeding’ Kirkus


‘An engaging fusion of reportage and memoir’ O, the Oprah Magazine


‘A book you desperately need to add to your to-read pile’ Gizmodo


‘Partanen’s sensible book should be required reading’ Foreign Affairs


‘A must-read’ New York Post

About The Author

Anu Partanen

Anu Partanen’s work has appeared in the New York Times and Atlantic. A journalist in Helsinki for many years, she has also worked at Fortune as a visiting reporter through the Innovation Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University. She lives in New York.

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