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The art of grace : on moving well through life / Sarah L. Kaufman.

by Kaufman, Sarah L.

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W. W. Norton & Company, [2016]

Grace (Aesthetics)

9780393243956 (hc.)

0393243958 (hc.)

xxvi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-293) and index.

Introduction: The body electric -- Part one. A panoramic view of grace -- Flair to remember : why Cary Grant epitomizes grace -- Grace among others: Jay Gatsby, Eleanor Roosevelt, and other good hosts -- Grace and humor: Maggie Thatcher, Johnny Carson, and my 105-year-old highball-sipping great-grandmother -- Grace and the art of getting along: how the baby boomers derailed centuries of manners instruction -- Part two. Looking at grace -- Superstar grace: lessons from Motown -- Everyday grace: cooks, waiters, and roadies -- Grace in art: the sculptor who set the body free -- Part three. Grace in action -- Athletes: Roger Federer, Olga Korbut, and others who play with ease -- Dancers: the grace of transcendence -- Walking with grace: catwalks, crosswalks, and presidential bearing -- Part four. Grace under pressure -- The pratfall effect: stumbling into grace -- Working at grace: lessons from Vaudeville -- "To become unstuck": finding grace despite physical difficulties -- Part five. Understanding grace: theories and practice -- The science of grace: survival of the graceful -- Amazing grace: religion without judgment -- Leap into grace: techniques for graceful living -- Conclusion -- Tips for moving well through life.

"A Pulitzer Prize-winning dance critic teaches us to appreciate -- and enact -- grace in every dimension, from the physical to the emotional. Grace has long been taught as essential to civilized living. The Three Graces -- goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity -- exemplify ease and harmony with one another and the world around them. But what has happened to this simple, marvelous concept of being at ease in the world? With warmth, humor, and an ever-perceptive eye, Sarah L. Kaufman sifts the graceful from the graceless, celebrating heart-catching moments of physical elegance in sports, movies, dance, fashion, and music; rare sightings of celebrity grace; the secrets of gracious hosts; and grace found unexpectedly, in the kitchen of a high-end restaurant and among strippers in a basement bar. Kaufman's thought-provoking reflections on these physical and social acts of grace offer hope for even the clumsiest, most awkward among us. Guided by the muse of Cary Grant, Kaufman illuminates the importance of grace in the small moments of everyday life"--Provided by publisher.

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