14,000 Things to be Happy About
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| 14,000 Things to be Happy About | |
| Author | Barbara Ann Kipfer |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Inspirational |
| Publisher | Workman Publishing |
| Publication date | 1990 |
| Pages | 612 |
| ISBN | 978-0894803703 |
14,000 things to be happy about is a book by Barbara Ann Kipfer. It was published in 1990 by Workman Publishing.
The book consists simply of a list containing approximately 14,000 random and sometimes abstract items, apparently compiled by the author over the course of 20 years. The listed items are claimed to be causes of happiness for the list's creator. Examples of items listed include "turkey buzzards", "people who try unsucessfully to have freckles removed", "fumes", and "scorched bamboo". No analysis or explanation of the items is given.
Over one million copies of the original printing were sold, earning the book a rank of 11th, tied with What to Expect When You're Expecting, The PreHistory of the Far Side, and The Language of Letting Go on the paperback bestseller list for 1990.[1] A revised version with 1,500 new entries was published in 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ "Longest-Running Paperback Bestsellers for 1990." Publishers Weekly, January 4, 1991.
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