The Almost Nearly Perfect People

By Michael Booth,

Book cover of The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia

Book description

The Christian Science Monitor's #1 Best Book of the Year

A witty, informative, and popular travelogue about the Scandinavian countries and how they may not be as happy or as perfect as we assume, “The Almost Nearly Perfect People offers up the ideal mixture of intriguing and revealing facts” (Laura…

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1 author picked The Almost Nearly Perfect People as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Michael’s book was such a great read as growing up I’ve always known that Scandinavia is known for being the happiest batch of countries in the world.

In this book, Michael walks through the experiences throughout each country, sharing with the reader their interesting travelogue. It made me want to travel back to Scandinavia again!

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