Charm the elusive enchantment
"Joseph Epstein takes on that most enchanting (and, alas, increasingly rare) of human gifts, charm. "Almost everyone will recognize when he or she is in the presence of charm," he writes. "Charm is magic of a kind; it casts a spell. In the presence of charm the world seems lighter and lovelier. A ch...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Epstein, Joseph, |d 1937- |e author. | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Essays. |k Selections |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Charm : |b the elusive enchantment / |c Joseph Epstein. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Lanham, MD : |b LP, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., |c [2018] | |
| 300 | |a xi, 187 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part one. The movies define charm ; The standard for charm ; What is and isn't charming ; Who isn't charming ? ; Am I charming? -- Part two. Charmed lives ; Charming rogues ; Woman charmers ; Vulgar charmers ; Gay Charmers ; The charming generation ; Now for someone completely charming -- Part three. Charm in the age of the therapeutic ; Charmless politics ; The new shabby chic ; Charm-who needs it?. | |
| 520 | |a "Joseph Epstein takes on that most enchanting (and, alas, increasingly rare) of human gifts, charm. "Almost everyone will recognize when he or she is in the presence of charm," he writes. "Charm is magic of a kind; it casts a spell. In the presence of charm the world seems lighter and lovelier. A charming person can cause you to forget your problems, at least temporarily, to hold the world's dreariness at bay. Charm is a reminder that the world is filled with jolly prospects and delightful possibilities. Watching Fred Astaire dance, or listening to Blossom Dearie sing, or reading the poems of C.P. Cavafy, or merely looking at Rita Hayworth or Ava Gardner, one recalls that the world can be a pretty damn fine place." "-- |c From the publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Charm. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Essays. |2 lcgft | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Epstein, Joseph, 1937- author. |t Charm |d Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2018 |z 9781493035809 |w (DLC) 2018042135 |
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