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A Pulitzer Prizewinning dance critic teaches us to appreciateand enactgrace in every dimension, from the physical to the emotional.Grace has long been taught as essential to civilized living. The Three Gracesgoddesses of charm, beauty, and creativityexemplify 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. Kaufmans 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 (with further inspiration from Smokey Robinson, Roger Federer, Nelson Mandela, Margot Fonteyn, Amy Purdy, Beyonc, and others), Kaufman illuminates the importance of grace in the small moments of everyday life. In , she inspires us to walk taller, spend time on unnecessary kindnesses, and celebrate the grace notes in our lives and those of others. 25 illustrations