Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Tourists, Tourism and the Good Life
Philip L. Pearce · 2012
70/100
👍 Worth It
Pearce, Filep, and Ross fill a real gap in the tourism studies literature by bringing positive psychology frameworks to bear on why people travel and whether it actually makes them happier. The Routledge academic series placement signals solid peer review, and the interdisciplinary framework is genuinely useful for researchers. General readers should look elsewhere — this one is written for and by academics.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety97
substance78
craft62
originality76
accuracy82
hype80
age-fit85
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict70
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