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The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude
by Margaret Visser
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151013314
- ISBN 13
- 9780151013319
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/VG, used, 458pp. Interior clean and bright, no marks, binding tight. Slightest of shelf rubbing to dj, no chips or tears, dj not price clipped.
Synopsis
Known as an ‘anthropologist of everyday life,’ Margaret Visser has, in five award-winning books, uncovered and illuminated the intriguing and unexpected meanings of everyday objects and habits. Now she turns her keen eye to another custom so frequently encountered that it often escapes notice: saying ‘Thank you.’ What do we really mean by these two simple words? This fascinating inquiry into all aspects of gratitude ranges from the unusual determination with which parents teach their children to thank, to the difference between speaking the words and feeling them, to the ways different cultures handle the complex matters of giving, receiving, and returning favors and presents. Visser illuminates the fundamental opposition in our own culture between gift-giving and commodity exchange, and the similarities between gratitude and its opposite, vengefulness. The Gift of Thanks considers cultural history, including the modern battle of social scientists to pin down the notion of thankfulness and account for it, and the newly awakened scientific interest in the biological and evolutionary roots of emotions. With her engaging combination of curiosity and erudition, Visser once again reveals the extraordinary in the everyday.
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013937
- Title
- The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude
- Author
- Margaret Visser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151013314
- ISBN 13
- 9780151013319
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- GRATITUDE, GIVING THANKS, MARGARET VISSER
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PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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