The Gift of Thanks : The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude (Hardcover)

from pickupf

Oh dear! I've got stuck halfway through. Can't seem to get back to finishing it. I had enjoyed listening to Margaret Visser talking about it at my library. Although I gave it 4 stars when I started reading it, I think I'd agree with Meggo's review below. But I will get it read eventually. Margare...

from bruchu

Why Do We Say Thank You Having read a few other books of from Margaret Visser, I was eager to read "The Gift of Thanks" and was once again impressed by Visser's multi-disciplinary approach to the exploration of such a common everyday ritual. The book is sociological, psychological, philological, ...

from Meggo

Ultimately disappointing, this book promised to explore the hows, whys and whens of thanks - why do we say 'thank you', when and how. Interesting to a point, the subject matter felt a little thin when Visser veered into the culture of gift giving, a related topic that merely underscored the non-l...