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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Gratitude, New York Times reviewed

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Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude
2010, HarperCollins Publishers
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Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude
2009, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
in English
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Cover of: The gift of thanks
The gift of thanks: the roots, persistence, and paradoxical meanings of a society ritual
2009, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
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Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude
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in English
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The gift of thanks: the roots, persistence, and paradoxical meanings of a social ritual
2008, HarperCollins
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Table of Contents

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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Originally published: Toronto : HarperCollins, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
394
Library of Congress
BJ1533.G8 V57 2008, BJ1533.G8 V57 2009, BJ1533.G8V57 2008

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Pagination
p. cm.

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OL23202910M
Internet Archive
giftofthanksroot0000viss
ISBN 13
9780151013319
LCCN
2009014018
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7598754
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6626721

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