The Book of Nice
A Nice Book About Nice Things for Nice People
$25.00
- Paperback
444 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2013
Summary
Nice is the secret ingredient to a better life. It makes us happy. It may even be what makes us civilized. When we say thank you, shake hands, send flowers, we’re doing the nice things that bring people together.
A compulsive and chunky book for lovers of trivia, popular history, customs, and culture, and a perfect gift to say “you’re nice.” The Book of Nice is an entertaining, quirky compendium of those signs, traditions, and expressions that we so often take for granted, yet turn ou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780761172949 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0761172947 |
| Author: | Josh Chetwynd |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Workman Adult |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 444 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 100mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“I have the nicest words to say aboutThe Book of Nice, a smart look at all things, well, nice.”
“Chetwynd explores being nice through chapters on gestures, songs, words, characters and offerings that spread the love and does so with wit and intelligence. It’s an important book.”
—The Huffington Post
—O Magazine“I have the nicest words to say aboutThe Book of Nice, a smart look at all things, well, nice.”
—Gayle King in Oprah Winfrey’sO Magazine
About The Author
Josh Chetwynd
Josh Chetwynd is the author of The Secret History of Balls (named a Best Book of 2011 by NPR), How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun, and other books. He is a former reporter for USA Today and U.S. News & World Report, and a contributor to Variety, The Times (London), and the BBC. He lives in Denver, Colorado.
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