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Wealth and Happiness in History. Two Happy Economists... (2005). …and one Merry Fiddler (1623). Charles Kenny. Percentage of Books that Mention Happiness. 1.4. 1.2. 1. 0.8. 0.6. 0.4. 0.2. 0. 1760-1779. 1780-1799. 1800-1819. 1820-1839. 1840-1859. 1860-1879. 1880-1899.
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Wealth and Happiness in History Two Happy Economists... (2005) …and one Merry Fiddler (1623) Charles Kenny
Percentage of Books that Mention Happiness 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1760-1779 1780-1799 1800-1819 1820-1839 1840-1859 1860-1879 1880-1899 1900-1919 1920-1939 1940-1959 1960-1979 1980-1999
Percentage of Books that Mention Happiness And Percentage That Mention (Misery or Depression) 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1760-1779 1780-1799 1800-1819 1820-1839 1840-1859 1860-1879 1880-1899 1900-1919 1920-1939 1940-1959 1960-1979 1980-1999
How Much More do Books That Mention Happiness Mention Other Ends than the Average Book? 15 10 5 0 1800- 1820- 1840- 1860- 1880- 1900- 1920- 1940- 1960- 1980- 1819 1839 1859 1879 1899 1919 1939 1959 1979 1999 -5 Wealth Health Heaven Rights Justice Peace Income Money