Royal Society book prize: Stumbling on Happiness

Last month, I posted the short list for the Royal Society 2007 Prize for Science Books. The Royal Society is the UK's national academy of science, and even making the long list of potential winners is a huge deal for science writers. This year, the prize goes to "Stumbling on Happiness," the pop science bible of positive psychology by Harvard professor Daniel Gilbert. Here's Gilbert's response to winning, from the Royal Society press release:

 Images StumblingonhappinesscoverI'm absolutely delighted to receive this tremendous honour from the world's oldest learned society. There are very few countries (including my own) where a somewhat cheeky book about happiness could win a science prize — but the British invented intellectual humour and have always understood that enlightenment and entertainment are natural friends. So God bless the empire!

Link to buy Stumbling on Happiness, Link to Royal Society press release

Previously on BB:
• Royal Society 2007 Prize for Science Books Link
• Stumbling on Happiness: why we suck at being happy Link
• Radio show on the science of happiness Link