PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
"Ray Oldenburg (1932-2022) was a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. He is known internationally for his book The Great Good Place, a surprise hit when it first appeared in 1989. He has advised cities including San Jose, Stockholm, and Osaka on community development, and often hosted friends in his own ""third place,"" a converted garage saloon. His latest and last book was The Joy of Tippling. Karen Christensen is a writer and CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group. She corresponded with Ray Oldenburg for 20 years and invited him to work with her on the 4-volume SAGE Encyclopedia of Community."
"""The great value of this book is that Mr. Oldenburg has given us an insightful and extremely useful new lens through which to look at a familiar problem."" -Roberta Gratz, New York Times Book Review ""Well-written, informative, and often entertaining."" -Newark Star-Ledger ""Examines gathering places and reminds us how important they are. People need the ""third place"" to nourish sociability."" -Parade ""Oldenburg believes that the powerful need in humans to associate with one another will inevitably lead to the revival of places where, as the theme song to Cheers, the TV show, so aptly puts it, 'everyone knows your name.' We'll drink to that."" -Booklist"
