The Great Good Place: Cafés, Coffee Shops, Community Centers, Beauty Parlors, General Stores, Bars, Hangouts, and how They Get You Through the DayThis book argues that "third places"--Where people can gather, put aside the concerns of work and home, and hang out simply for the pleasures of good company and lively conversation - are the heart of a community's social vitality and the grassroots of democracy. |
Contents
THE CHARACTER OF THIRD PLACES | 20 |
THE PERSONAL BENEFITS | 43 |
THE GREATER GOOD | 66 |
Copyright | |
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