The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

The Presentation of Self in Everyday LifeBy: Erving Goffman Based upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions, here is a notable contribution to our understanding of ourselves, using theatrical performance as a framework. This book explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. Each person in everyday social intercourse presents himself and his activity to others, attempts to guide and control the impressions they

By: Michael Wolf  Every so often an author explains our culture in such a new and original way that from that day on we see the world around us in a new light

ONE MISSING BOY

and a touch of homesickness

early European settlements and their devastating effects

Hachi waits

The Phone Box at the Edge of the World is an unforgettable story of the depths of grief

Take a peek inside the pop-ups and discover a mommy deer and her fawn

They set off in a single file

and infographics at every turn of the page make this an entertaining and fact-packed read about planets and stars

fruits and toys to animals

statuesque hostesses

List     NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A leading economist answers one of today’s trickiest questions: Why do some great ideas make it big while others fail to take off