|axxxii, 336 pages, [8] of plates :|billustrations ;|c23 cm
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|atext|btxt|2rdacontent
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|aunmediated|bn|2rdamedia
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|avolume|bnc|2rdacarrier
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|aPreface to the second edition (p. xiii-xxvii).
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|aEarlier edition originally published in hardcover in 1989 by Paragon House.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-323) and index.
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|apt. 1. The problem of place in America -- The character of third places -- The personal benefits -- The greater good -- pt. 2. The German-American lager beer gardens -- Main street -- The English pub -- The French café -- The American tavern -- Classic coffeehouses -- pt. 3. A hostile habitat -- The sexes and the third place -- Shutting out youth -- Toward better times ... and places.
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|a"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." -- Publisher's description.