Returning to Syria, a Danish Guide to Happiness, the Healing Power of Nature

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 23, 2017

Journalist and civil rights lawyer Alia Malek joins us to discuss her latest book, The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria. Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, joins us to discuss his book The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living. Florence Williams, contributing editor to Outside Magazine, joins us to discuss her latest book, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier and More Creative, which investigates the science behind our connection to beautiful landscapes and the healing power of being outside.

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