Publisher Review

Featured in the New York Times Magazine: The 'World's Happiest Man' Shares His Three Rules for Life Included in Publishers Weekly's Fall 2023 Adult Announcements Memoirs & Biographies List "Matthieu Ricard is an ordained Buddhist monk and an internationally best-selling author of books about altruism, animal rights, happiness and wisdom. His humanitarian efforts led to his homeland's awarding him the French National Order of Merit. (Ricard's primary residence is a Nepalese monastery.) He was the Dalai Lama's French interpreter and holds a Ph.D in cellular genetics. In the early 2000s, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that Ricard's brain produced gamma waves - which have been linked to learning, attention and memory - at such pronounced levels that the media named him 'the world's happiest man.'" -The New York Times Magazine "In Notebooks of a Wandering Monk, the memoirs of renowned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, he reflects on how our culture often associates happiness with achieving goals, acquiring possessions, professional accomplishments and, more lately, seeking validation on social media." -El Pais "This beautifully written tome details [Ricard's] life journey out of the world, as it were, and into wisdom and compassion. Ricard is an extraordinary exemplar. Even after decades traversing India, Nepal, and Bhutan, he demonstrates a sense of stillness and groundedness." -Lion's Roar