{"id":1006,"date":"2010-09-25T10:42:13","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T04:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgetobhutan.com\/blog\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2010-09-25T10:42:13","modified_gmt":"2010-09-25T04:42:13","slug":"bhutans-well-wisher-a-guest-of-bridge-to-bhutan-launches-a-book-on-gross-national-happiness-gnh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgetobhutan.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/25\/bhutans-well-wisher-a-guest-of-bridge-to-bhutan-launches-a-book-on-gross-national-happiness-gnh\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhutan&#8217;s well-wisher &#038; a guest of Bridge To Bhutan launches a book on Gross National Happiness (GNH)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/lotay\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/moz-screenshot-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/lotay\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/moz-screenshot-3.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8220;The Magic Of Gross National Happiness&#8221; book launch<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" width=\"300\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kuenselonline.com\/newspic2010\/10sept11book.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>At the launch: Unveiling the magic of GNH <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Book Launch <\/span> 11 September, 2010 &#8211; <\/strong>An American author who journeyed through Bhutan to explore what the mystical kingdom bore, was intrigued to find \u201cThe magic of gross national happiness\u201d that soon translated into book.<\/p>\n<p>This was the fifth book Doris Lee McCoy authored, which was launched at the Tarayana foundation conference hall yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Doris said people across the world were beginning to realise the importance of happiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have 26 happiness clubs in America,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bhutan, she said, was the eighth happiest nation in the world, while America stood 23rd, Germany 35th, and England 41st.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Doris took eight months to complete the book, which, she said, was initially planned at 24 pages grew as she began adding depth to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted people to learn from this book,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat\u2019s wonderful is that you indeed have shown the world about happiness and I feel honoured to be able to give an outsider\u2019s appreciation of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the four pillars of GNH splitting into nine domains gave specifics for other countries to be able to use as an example they might also use in theirs.<\/p>\n<p>Besides an author, Doris, PhD is an interviewer, psychologist, international keynote speaker, TV moderator and producer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0 Kuenga Tendar (Kuensel)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Magic Of Gross National Happiness&#8221; book launch At the launch: Unveiling the magic of GNH Book Launch 11 September, 2010 &#8211; An American author who journeyed through Bhutan to explore what the mystical kingdom bore, was intrigued to find \u201cThe magic of gross national happiness\u201d that soon translated into book. 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