''The Cubs Fan's Guide to Happiness'' is a
baseball
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book written by George Ellis. It deals with the different views of
Chicago Cubs fans
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. It talks about things such as the theory of "There's Always Next Year" and other philosophies that Cubs fans live by. Ellis uses the thoughts of historic
philosophers
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to prove some of the thought processes of Cubs fans that he includes in his book. In each chapter, he gives an example of how each idea can apply to a
real-life
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situation.
Book source
Chicago Cubs
Baseball books
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