Overall, this is a delightful and graceful gift of a book, for which any fortunate recipient will be thankful.
Publishers Weekly, September 21, 2009, Starred
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Visser is one of a small number of writers able to both use and transcend conventional academic scholarship to offer readers a truly liberal education.
Library Journal, September 15, 2009
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New book focuses on the importance of thanks
Review by Nancy J. White
The Toronto Star, September 25, 2008
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The Gift of Thanks has been nominated for the Writers' Trust of Canada Non-Fiction Award
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Why you are welcome
Review by Nathalie Atkinson
The National Post and The Financial Post, September 17, 2008
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the top 10 hardcover non-fiction books in Canada compiled by Macleans Magazine
The Gift of Thanks is number two on the list, September 25, 2008
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We're very, very grateful for this book
Review by William Bryant Logan
The Globe and Mail, September 6, 2008, Toronto
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Thanks for everything and nothing — Margaret Visser's intriguing social history of an overlooked human virtue: gratitude
Reviewed by Brian Bethune
MacLean's Magazine, August 27, 2008
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Ottawa book signing
photos by John W. MacDonald, September 8, 2008
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THE GIFT OF THANKS: Hats off to Visser for thank-full task
Reviewed by Ron Robinson
What's On Winnipeg, September 7, 2008
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