Great Good Place: Cafes, 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 democracy.
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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. World of Beer A book that should be read by everyone in North America over the age of 16.
\ Newark Star-LedgerWell-written, informative, and often entertaining.\ \ \ \ \ New York Times Book ReviewThe great value of this book is that Mr. Oldenburg has given us an insightful and extremely useful new lens through which to look at a familiar problem.\ \ \ ParadeExamines gathering places and reminds us how important they are. People need the 'third place' to nourish sociability.\ \ \ \ \ World of BeerA book that should be read by everyone in North America over the age of 16.\ \ \ \ \ Florida ArchitectShows how informal gathering places are essential to the vitality of a city and its people and it also includes a social history of informal life throughout the world.\ \
