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Title:
The art of grace : on moving well through life / Sarah L. Kaufman.
Author:
Kaufman, Sarah L., author.
Publication Information:
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2016]

©2016
Call Number:
BH301.G7 K38 2016
Abstract:
"A Pulitzer Prize-winning dance critic teaches us to appreciate--and enact--grace in every dimension, from the physical to the emotional,"--Amazon.com.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780393243956
Physical Description:
xxvi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Contents:
The body electric -- A panoramic view of grace -- Flair to remember : why Cary Grant epitomizes grace -- Grace among others: Jay Gatsby, Eleanor Roosevelt, and other good hosts -- Grace and humor: Maggie Thatcher, Johnny Carson, and my 105-year-old highball-sipping great-grandmother -- Grace and the art of getting along: how the baby boomers derailed centuries of manners instruction -- Looking at grace -- Superstar grace: lessons from Motown -- Everyday grace: cooks, waiters, and roadies -- Grace in art: the sculptor who set the body free -- Grace in action -- Athletes: Roger Federer, Olga Korbut, and others who play with ease -- Dancers: the grace of transcendence -- Walking with grace: catwalks, crosswalks, and presidential bearing -- Grace under pressure -- The pratfall effect: stumbling into grace -- Working at grace: lessons from Vaudeville -- "To become unstuck": finding grace despite physical difficulties -- Understanding grace: theories and practice -- The science of grace: survival of the graceful -- Amazing grace: religion without judgment -- Leap into grace: techniques for graceful living -- Tips for moving well through life.
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