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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:... read more
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First Sentence edit
People whose native language is English traditionally feel that gratitude is a good thing, that ''the least they can do'' for people who help them, give them presents, or do them favours to thank them.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Margaret Visser (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harpercollins
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2 Sep 2008
ISBN: 0002007886
Page Count: 457
Publisher: Harpercollins
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2 Sep 2008
ISBN: 0002007886
Page Count: 457
Awards edit
- Writers Trust Hilary Weston Prize (Finalist, 2008)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 179.9
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