The great good place
Subtitle: cafés, coffee shops, bookstores, bars, hair salons, and other hangouts at the heart of a community
By: Ray Oldenburg.
Publisher: Marlowe; Distributed by Publishers Group West; Da Capo Press; Marlowe & Company
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781569246818
Subjects: City and town life -- United States; Public spaces -- United States; Leisure -- United States
Other titles: Self-Sustaining Programs Collection.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-323) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Pt.1 : The problem of place in America; title: The character of third places; title: The personal benefits; title: The greater good.; title: Pt.2 : The German-American lager beer gardens; title: Main street; title: The English pub; title: The French café; title: The American tavern; title: Classic coffeehouses.; title: Pt.3 : A hostile habitat; title: The sexes and the third place; title: Shutting out youth; title: Toward better times...and places.