Happy Trumps?

"My children have been raised to have drive, a hatred of losing, and the stamina to keep pushing until they ultimately win.... Like all parents, I dream of a healthy, happy life for my children." - Ivana Trump, Raising Trump"Does happiness matter in the behaviors and expressions of our leaders? I often think that our children and our society benefit greatly when our leaders convey genuine happiness in what they say and how they behave. This book convinces me that the answer is a resounding "Yes!" - Anonymous"This is not 'just another book, ' like so many other books that obviously advocate for or against Donald Trump. Here is a book that provides fascinating new ways to think about our leaders. It does so through the words and methods of a career sociologist who probably is as objective and non-partisan as a person can be. So put away your political biases as best you can. Get ready to be as open-minded as you can be." - B. HappyHere are some of the questions answered as objectively as possible in this book: - Which of the Trumps most often express happiness about themselves and about the other Trumps?- What have been the most significant sources of happiness and unhappiness to the Trumps over the last four generations? Genes? Health? Happy parents and other relatives? Experiences with friends, sex, schools, religions, marriages, parenting, and careers? Financial success and wealth? "Good luck"?- Which Presidents have expressed happiness most often and in what ways about themselves and their relatives: Reagan, Bush (#41), Clinton, Bush (#43), Obama, Trump? In their own words, what has made them happy?ABOUT THE AUTHORMy family and I have been happy enough to have our home in a very old farmhouse in rural Rhode Island for more than forty years. During those years our home and land have been home to countless critters, some of them tame, many of them rather wild. Most if not all of them have seemed happy enough in their barks, purrs, songs, scampers, slithers, and so many other natural expressions-escapes among them. As for me, I have been a research sociologist for many years (Ph. D. in sociology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975) and I have taught courses in sociology, social psychology, and criminology as a faculty member at the University of Delaware, Brown University, the University of Connecticut, and Providence College. Five of my books have been published since 2004. These include: War, Terror & Peace in the Qur'an and in Islam: Insights for Military and Government Leaders (2004); After the Disaster: Re-creating Community and Well-Being at Buffalo Creek since the Notorious Coal-Mining Disaster in 1972 (2008); and Violence, Terror, Genocide, and War in the Holy Books and in the Decades Ahead: New Psychological and Sociological Insights on How the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Qur'an Might Influence Violence (2018).