"[A]mong the raft of happiness books published lately, this one is the obvious standout.
I suggest climbing aboard."
— Karen Long, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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The Happiness Myth
(HarperSanFrancisco, 2007)
NEW!! - The paperback edition of Jennifer Michael Hecht's latest book, The Happiness Myth is available now!
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Doubt: A History
(HarperSanFrancisco, 2003)
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The End of the Soul
(Columbia University Press, 2003)
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The Next Ancient World
(Tupelo Press, 2001)
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Funny
(University of Wisconsin Press, 2005)
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Jennifer Michael Hecht earned her Ph.D. in the History of Science from Columbia University. She teaches in the Graduate Creative Writing Program at The New School and is a fellow of The New York Institute for the Humanities.
Jennifer loves to hear from people and though she is not always able to reply, she reads them all with care. Use the link below to send her a note. Thanks for writing!
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Publishers Weekly describes Jennifer Michael Hecht's latest poetry book Funny as "one of the most entertaining, and most original, books of the year," and her latest book of history and philosophy, The Happiness Myth, as "[an] energetic romp through the arbitrariness of history's ideas about happiness... eclectic and entertaining, providing ample perspective on the rituals that make us human."
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