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Book reviews: The Pursuit of Happiness: Is happiness smiles better?
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The Pursuit of Happiness Darrin McMahon Penguin: Allen Lane, GBP
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IN 1971, a generation of infants received a timeous and portentous
inkling of their future, from a canary-yellow, circular, beaming Mr
Man. He was called Mr Happy and was one of Roger Hargreaves' first
creations.
I doubt that Mr Hargreaves knew that the 'smiley', that icon of
two dots and a curve of grin, was originally designed by one Harvey R
Ball, an advertising executive whose endeavours earned him dollar...
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Word of the Week:Happiness
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U.S. gains in its mad pursuit of happiness.(FAMILY TIMES)(LIFE AND TIMES)
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