The art of grace on moving well through life
"A Pulitzer Prize -- winning dance critic teaches us to appreciate -- and enact -- grace in every dimension, from the physical to the emotional. Grace has long been taught as essential to civilized living. The Three Graces -- goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity -- exemplify ease and harmony w...
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Company,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The body electric
- Part one. 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
- Part two. Looking at grace
- Superstar grace: lessons from Motown
- Everyday grace: cooks, waiters, and roadies
- Grace in art: the sculptor who set the body free
- Part three. 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
- Part four. Grace under pressure
- The pratfall effect: stumbling into grace
- Working at grace: lessons from Vaudeville
- "To become unstuck": finding grace despite physical difficulties
- Part five. 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
- Conclusion
- Tips for moving well through life.
