Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Book Review: The Adventurer's Guide to Living a Happy Life by Matt Mosteller

Paperback: 88 pages
Publisher: Premier Digital Publishing (October 9, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1624670091
ISBN-13: 978-1624670091 (from Amazon.com).

I read with some excitement The Adventurer's Guide to a Happy Life. The problem was, it just didn't deliver. It was like someone took Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and threw in some pretty common observations. I wasn't really looking for a self-help book; rather, I thought perhaps the author would use some of his more interesting experiences to show how they helped him have a happy life. There's no adventure in The Adventurer's Guide, unfortunately. I found myself reading faster and faster, skimming through the book for the juicy bits, only to find that everything was cut-and-dried. It was a disappointment.