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Darrin M. McMahon

Darrin M. McMahon, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Florida State University and the author of Happiness, A History.

By Darrin M. McMahon | May 1, 2009

Do you want to be happy? Then focus on making other people happy, argues Darrin M. McMahon.

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