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Author Oldenburg, Ray.

Title The great good place : cafés, coffee shops, bookstores, bars, hair salons, and other hangouts at the heart of a community / Ray Oldenburg.

Imprint New York : Marlowe ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©1999.

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Location Call No. Status
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  307.0973 OLDENBURG    DUE 05-18-24
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  307 O44G    Check Shelf
Description xxxii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-323) and index.
Contents pt. 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.
Subject City and town life -- United States.
Public spaces -- United States.
Leisure -- United States.
City and town life. (OCoLC)fst00862081
Leisure. (OCoLC)fst00996018
Public spaces. (OCoLC)fst01083049
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture (DE-588)672841-8
Stadtleben (DE-588)4424590-7
Kaffeehaus (DE-588)4029194-7
Friseur (DE-588)4018634-9
Sortimentsbuchhandel (DE-588)4055640-2
University of South Alabama (DE-588)5241550-8
ISBN 1569246815 (pbk.)
9781569246818 (pbk.)
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