Charm : the elusive enchantment /
"Joseph Epstein takes on that most enchanting (and, alas, increasingly rare) of human gifts, charm. "Almost everyone will recognize when he or she is in the presence of charm," he writes. "Charm is magic of a kind; it casts a spell. In the presence of charm the world seems lighte...
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Lanham, MD :
LP, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Part one. The movies define charm ; The standard for charm ; What is and isn't charming ; Who isn't charming ? ; Am I charming?
- Part two. Charmed lives ; Charming rogues ; Woman charmers ; Vulgar charmers ; Gay Charmers ; The charming generation ; Now for someone completely charming
- Part three. Charm in the age of the therapeutic ; Charmless politics ; The new shabby chic ; Charm-who needs it?.