In <IPENLGKJKINBLMIIFHJMAEIJCLAA.o.greve@xxxxxxx>, on 11/13/01 at 03:42
PM,
"Olaf Greve" <o.greve@xxxxxxx> said:
>A question though: what exactly _is_ a coffee table book (BTW: the
>flyer for ordering the book indeed mentions it is a coffee table
>book)?
A BIG, flossy, glossy, over-priced publication which is meant to lay on
your coffee table in front of the sofa to a) indicate to visitors that
you have taste and exquisite perception of quality, b) to sign that you
are of substantial means and can afford such luxuries, and c) to place
visitors in a distinctly secondary social status so that you "..have a
leg up..." in any potlatch exchange of opinion or knowledge that the
evening would present.
Is it worth it? Only if you buy it.
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les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
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