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Margaret Visser

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The Geometry Of Love: Space, Time, Mystery, And Meaning In An Ordinary Church - Margaret Visser

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Much Depends On Dinner - Margaret Visser

The Rituals Of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, And Meaning Of Table Manners - Margaret Visser, Margaret Visse

Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal - Margaret Visser

The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude - Margaret Visser

The Rituals Of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners - Margaret Visser

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Memories From Books on Booklikes rated it

10 years ago

text The Rituals of Dinner

Table manner and rituals are a language that convey our culture and our upbringing. The Rituals of Dinner by Margaret Visser is a reference source for anyone looking to study the topic. If you have a general interest in the topic, you may find yourself skimming the book or looking for a different on...

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Chris' Fish Place rated it

10 years ago

text Wow

Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley. Usually when I get approved on Netgalley, I try my best to write at least 250-500 words. I find that for this book I cannot do so. Simply put: This is the best book I have ever read about a church or other building. ...

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Cheryl's books rated it

13 years ago

text The Way We Are: The Astonishing Anthropology of Everyday Life (Kodansha Globe)

This is a collection of micro-essays on being human, on being "The Way We Are". It is an apt title. John Fraser, in his foreword to the book, describes this type of work as a "visserism", and says: "more 'hmmms' have been uttered at the end of a Visser column than after anything else published in ...

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