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In The Joy of Tippling, Ray Oldenburg writes about the isolation imposed upon us by bad urban planning, and by our own bad habits of sitting in front of the TV, which seeks remedy. We are social animals after all, and research has shown that we are happiest among friends. My aim, here, is to encourage the reader to find a place and a time of day to get together with people face-to-face on a regular basis. If it's just for coffee, OK, but that ...

From taverns to garden shops to town libraries to spas, this volume offers inspiring stories about the "great good places" at the heart of our communities. Oldenburg's "The Great Good Place" has helped to spawn the revival of local hangouts, and now this book provides firsthand stories about those leading the revival. 20 photos.