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ix Acknowledgments My gratitude to Sam Asin for indispensable assistance with research. Thanks to Clio Stearns not only for help with research but for valuable readings of the book as well. Gratitude to Deborah Stearns for guidance in the happiness literature along with her constructive readings of the book. Laura Bell went well beyond tending to manuscript preparation . I appreciate the encouragement and guidance from Deborah Gershenowitz at New York University Press; from the anonymous referees; and from Rick Balkin. This page intentionally left blank ...

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