--- product_id: 89556508 title: "Happiness™ Audio Cassette – Audiobook, July 30, 2003" brand: "will ferguson" price: "€ 41.19" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/89556508-happiness-audio-cassette-audiobook-july-30-2003 store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Happiness™ Audio Cassette – Audiobook, July 30, 2003 **Brand:** will ferguson **Price:** € 41.19 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Happiness™ Audio Cassette – Audiobook, July 30, 2003 by will ferguson - **How much does it cost?** € 41.19 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/89556508-happiness-audio-cassette-audiobook-july-30-2003) ## Best For - will ferguson enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted will ferguson brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Happiness™ Audio Cassette – Audiobook, July 30, 2003 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51DA2C2A3QL.jpg) ![Happiness™ Audio Cassette – Audiobook, July 30, 2003 - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31m2s8RjzPL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ A Satiric Miss *by C***E on Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019* First written in 2001, then re-titled and re-issued in 2003, this is a satirical look at pre-9/11 America through the eyes of a Canadian writer. It was recently recommended by one of my favorite authors (also Canadian) so I was surprised to find it so dated and disappointing. The premise is intriguing: A mysterious fellow named Tupak Soiree writes a comprehensive self-help book that actually works. The havoc unleashed by its publication sends the United States into an apocalyptic crisis as Americans shed their bad habits in droves: Tobacco companies and drug-dealers go out of business, the demise of materialism shifts the fashion industry to Upper Rubber Boot, North Dakota as Calvin Klein models carry “Will pout for food” signs, and everyone begins smiling inanely. Everyone, that is, except Edwin de Valu, the hitherto directionless Gen X junior editor who originally discovered the manuscript and brought it to the attention of his superiority-oozing Baby Boomer boss. Insisting that it’s “one damn thing after another…the promise of happiness, not the attainment of it” that’s still “the only game in town,” Edwin colludes with his boss and a de-throned ethics writer to track down the reclusive Tupak Soiree and take him out. There’s humor in spades here but the implied rallying cry behind the trio’s crusade (bring back the drug dealers!) is morally troubling as is the fact that religious Americans (also snickered at by our northern neighbors, though not in this book) might take issue with the definition of happiness on which the entire plot rests. Ferguson casts his satiric eye so widely - on Gen-X-ers, Baby Boomers, America’s dithering efforts at gun-control, every aspect of the publishing industry to name a few - that the pace suffers and the main focus promised in the John Updike epigram, “America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy,” is all but buried. Perhaps I would have responded to this book more positively had I read it during America’s “unipolar moment,” when it was originally written, but I found very little on offer here for the contemporary world. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Idea but Falters in Execution *by B***C on Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017* This book has an incredibly interesting story idea that I think could have made a great book, however that didn't happen in this book. Ultimately there's just too much filler in this book. At the very beginning I was thinking to myself get to the point already and at the end I was thinking when is this thing going to be over. So I found my interest waning at times in this book. At other times it's incredibly fascinating. It also has a point, while making fun of self-help I believe the author is giving his own prescription for what makes a good life in these pages.I want my review to be too negative this was actually a good book that had potential. The writing was just too choppy and not compelling enough to keep me interested in between major events in the storyline. However I I do definitely recommend this book. It's an easy read and thus worth the time. ### ⭐ Not for me *by S***O on Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020* Item arrived in great condition don't get me wrong....BUT.....I was recommended this book, I was told :"I laughed so hard", well I didn't for a sec.....I felt like I needed a dictionary for every other paragraph so that was a NEY for me. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/89556508-happiness-audio-cassette-audiobook-july-30-2003](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/89556508-happiness-audio-cassette-audiobook-july-30-2003) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-11-09*