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The gift of thanks: the roots and rituals of gratitude
The gift of thanks: the roots and rituals of gratitude
Author
Visser, Margaret
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
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Pt. 1. Saying
"What do you say?"
No thanks
Itʹs only natural
"Iʹm so sorry"
"Thank you very much indeed"
Pt. 2. Giving, receiving, returning
Why give back?
All wrapped up
The three graces
Give it away
The give-and-take of everyday life
Pt. 3. Meaning
Votive offerings
Unpacking "gratitude"
The fourth law of nature
After all
Tipping
Freedom and equality
Gestures
Memory and narrative
Pt. 4. Feeling
Emotions
Feeling grateful
Learning and lasting
Pt. 5. Rejecting
The marble-hearted fiend
We are not grateful
The poisoned gift
Pt. 6. Recognizing
Gratitude instead
Partiality and transcendence
Recognition.
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Gratitude
Social Science
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Visser, Margaret
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ISBN
9780151013319
9780547428444
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NoveList
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