The great good place : cafés, coffee shops, bookstores, bars, hair salons, and other hangouts at the heart of a community /

'The great good place' 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 democrac...

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Main Author: Oldenburg, Ray (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 1999.
Edition:Second edition.
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Summary:'The great good place' 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.
Physical Description:xxxii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-323) and index.
ISBN:9781569246818
1569246815