This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live

by Melody Warnick

Book Overview

In the spirit of Gretchen Rubin's megaseller The Happiness Project and Eric Weiner's The Geography of Bliss , a journalist embarks on a project to discover what it takes to love where you live The average restless American will move 11.7 times in a lifetime. For Melody Warnick, it was move #6, from Austin, Texas, to Blacksburg, Virginia, that threatened to unhinge her. In the lonely aftermath of unpacking, she wondered: Aren't we supposed to put down...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525429123
• ISBN13: 9780525429128
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

I knew it was a game changer by page five.

There are obvious reasons to buy this book. Here are some others. Buy this book and give it as a housewarming present to a neighbor who has just moved to your town. Buy this book for your mayor and his/her staff. Buy this book for your HOA President. Buy this book for every college graduate considering where to live next. Buy this book for every military spouse who is constantly moving from place to place. I can’t recommend this book enough. Warnick has beautifully compiled all the data and combined it with personal experiences. Nothing is missing. She covers it all. I recommend this book to everyone I meet. I knew it was a game changer by page 5.