{"product_id":"finding-your-third-place-building-happier-communities-and-making-great-friends-along-the-way-paperback","title":"Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Kyte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exciting new look at the essential gathering spaces in our society where friendships are formed, relationships are nurtured, and the tapestry of community is woven.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Do you have a third place? Your first place is home, your second place is work, and your third place is where you go to socialize and build friendships. Yet, for several reasons, many people today find themselves without a third place of their own. At a time when our nation is facing an epidemic of loneliness and communities are suffering from a loss of trust, low levels of engagement, despair, and political polarization, what if the answer to many of our problems lies in a simple idea? What if we just need to pay attention to the places where we find ourselves? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rick Kyte combines storytelling, social science, and philosophy to explore: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What makes a third place \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Factors that create and support vibrant communities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The role of hospitality in creating belonging and social connection \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How third places foster friendships and bind us to others in our community \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What it takes to find and create a third place of your own \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Rick Kyte's insight into the vital human experience of connection and friendship is both scholarly and inspiring. The next time I visit my favorite coffee shop, I'm leaving my laptop at home. It's time to look outward and engage more fully with others in our third places.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --Amy Dickinson, \"Ask Amy\" advice columnist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Queens of Freeville\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e FEATURED IN VOX AND THE \"ASK AMY\" COLUMN\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Kyte is Director of the D. B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and Endowed Professor of Ethics at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin where he teaches a variety of courses dealing with ethical issues in business, health care, law, politics, and the environment. He has published and lectured widely on topics related to justice, forgiveness, virtue, and the meaning of life. Richard attended Hamline University where he earned a B.A. in philosophy. He then went on to graduate school, obtaining a Ph.D. in philosophy from The Johns Hopkins University in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.95 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47386886602930,"sku":"9781682754726","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/83b1482684f333db59ae4ef124ce5bac.webp?v=1777913444","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/finding-your-third-place-building-happier-communities-and-making-great-friends-along-the-way-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}