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{{Short description|Meal system where diners serve themselves}}
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[[File:Swedish buffet-Smörgåsbord-01.jpg|thumb|Swedish ''[[smörgåsbord]]'' buffet]]
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A '''buffet''' is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners serve themselves.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.thefreedictionary.com/buffet|title=Buffet|publisher=The Free Dictionary By Farlex|access-date=19 May 2012}}</ref> A form of ''[[service à la française]]'', buffets are offered at various places including [[hotel]]s, [[restaurant]]s, and many social events. Buffet restaurants normally offer all-you-can-eat food for a set price, but some measure prices by weight or by number of dishes. Buffets usually have some or mostly hot dishes, so the term '''cold buffet''' (see [[Smörgåsbord]]) has been developed to describe formats lacking hot food. Hot or cold buffets usually involve dishware and utensils, but a '''finger buffet''' is an array of foods that are designed to be small and easily consumed only by hand, such as cupcakes, slices of pizza, and foods on cocktail sticks.

The essential feature of the various buffet formats is that the diners can directly view the food and immediately select which dishes they wish to consume, and usually also can decide how much food they take. Buffets are effective for serving large numbers of people at once, and are often seen in institutional settings, business conventions, or large parties.

==Home entertaining==
As a buffet involves diners serving themselves, it has in the past been considered an informal form of dining, less formal than table service. In recent years, however, buffet meals are increasingly popular among hosts of home dinner [[party|parties]], especially in homes where limited space complicates the serving of individual table places.

===Origins===
In the 19th century, [[supper]], a lighter meal some hours after the main [[dinner]], was sometimes served as a buffet (and so called), especially late at night at grand balls, where not everyone present eats at the same time, or in the same quantity.  Even in a very large building, at a large ball there might not be enough space to seat all guests at the same time, or servants to serve them in the manner required by the prevailing customs.  A large cooked [[English breakfast]] with various choices was also very often routinely served this way, for similar reasons.  Even when many servants were on hand, there might be an element of [[self-service]].  The term ''buffet'' originally referred to the French [[sideboard]] furniture where the food was placed, but eventually became applied to the serving format.

At balls, the "buffet" was also where drinks were obtained, either by circulating [[footman|footmen]] supplying orders from guests, but often by the male guests.  During the Victorian period, it became usual for guests to have to eat standing up.  In fact John Conrade Cooke's cookbook ''Cookery and Confectionery'', (London: 1824) says it was already "the present fashion".<ref>Day, Ivan, [http://foodhistorjottings.blogspot.com/2013/05/pride-and-prejudice-having-ball.html "Pride and Prejudice - Having a Ball"], Food Jottings</ref>  In a report on a ball in 1904, a departure from "the usual stand-up buffet supper", with parties being able to reserve tables, was praised.<ref>"Everyone present at the ball appreciated, however, the supper arrangements, which permitted of small tables being engaged for one's party instead of the usual stand-up buffet supper", ''The Sphere: An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home'', Volume 18, 1904</ref>

Scandinavians like to claim that the buffet table originates from the ''[[brännvin]]sbord'' (Swedish [[schnapps]], or shot of alcoholic beverage)<ref>[https://theopeninghour.com/frischs-breakfast-bar-hours/ "Christmas Celebrations Etiquette"]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Swedish). [http://www.vett-och-etikett.com/ Etikett Doktorn]. Accessed June 2011.</ref> table from the middle of 16th century. This custom had its prime during the early 18th century. The ''[[smörgåsbord]]'' buffet did not increase in popularity until the expansion of the railroads throughout Europe.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}

The ''smörgåsbord'' table was originally a meal where guests gathered before dinner for a pre-dinner drink, and was not part of the formal dinner that followed. The ''smörgåsbord'' buffet was often held in separate rooms for men and women before the dinner was served.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

''Smörgåsbord'' became internationally known as "smorgasbord" at the [[1939 New York World's Fair]] exhibition, as the Swedes had to invent a new way of showcasing the best of Swedish food to large numbers of visitors.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}}

===As displays of wealth===
[[Image:Anrichte-Kempinski.jpg|thumb|Modern [[sideboard]] furniture, used for serving food]]

While the possession of gold and silver has been a measure of [[solvency]] of a regime, the display of it, in the form of plates and vessels, is more a political act and a gesture of [[conspicuous consumption]]. The 16th-century French term ''buffet'' applied both to the display itself and to the furniture on which it was mounted, often draped with rich textiles, but more often as the century advanced the word described an elaborately carved cupboard surmounted by tiers of shelves. In England, such a buffet was called a '''court cupboard'''. Prodigal displays of plate were probably first revived at the fashionable court of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]] and adopted in France. The [[Baroque]] displays of silver and gold that were affected by [[Louis XIV of France]] were immortalized in paintings by [[Alexandre-François Desportes]] and others, before Louis' plate and his silver furniture had to be sent to the mint to pay for the wars at the end of his reign.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}

During the 18th century, more subtle demonstrations of wealth were preferred. The buffet was revived in England and France at the end of the century, when new ideals of privacy made a modicum of [[self-service]] at breakfast-time appealing, even among those who could have had a [[footman]] servant behind each chair. In ''The Cabinet Dictionary'' of 1803, [[Thomas Sheraton]] presented a [[neoclassicism|neoclassical]] design and observed, that "a buffet may, with some propriety, be restored to modern use, and prove ornamental to a modern breakfast-room, answering as the china cabinet/repository of a tea equipage."

===20th century===
[[File:1955 - Americus Hotel Buffet.jpg|thumb|Dinner buffet in [[Americus Hotel]] (1955)]]

In a 1922 housekeeping book entitled ''How to Prepare and Serve a Meal'', Lillian B. Lansdown wrote:

{{blockquote|The concept of eating a buffet arose in mid 17th century France, when gentleman callers would arrive at the homes of ladies they wanted to woo unexpectedly. Their surprise arrival would throw the kitchen staff into a panic and the only food that could be served was a selection of what was found in the cold room.

The informal luncheon or lunch—originally the light meal eaten between breakfast and dinner, but now often taking the place of dinner, the fashionable hour being one (or half after if cards are to follow)—is of two kinds. The "buffet" luncheon, at which the guests eat standing; and the luncheon served at small tables, at which the guests are seated...

The knife is tabooed at the "buffet" lunch, hence all the food must be such as can be eaten with fork or spoon. As a rule, friends of the hostess serve... The following dishes cover the essentials of a "buffet" luncheon. Beverages: punch, coffee, chocolate (poured from urn, or filled cups brought from pantry on tray); hot entrées of various sorts (served from chafing dish or platter) preceded by hot bouillon; cold entrées, salads, lobster, potatoes, chicken, shrimp, with heavy dressings; hot rolls, wafer-cut sandwiches (lettuce, tomato, deviled ham, etc.); small cakes, frozen creams and ices.<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/psmid10.txt How to Prepare and Serve a Meal], Project Gutenberg etext of the 1922 book by Lillian B. Lansdown</ref>}}

The informal luncheon at small tables calls for service by a number of maids, hence the "buffet" plan is preferable.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}<!--Should this be part of the above quote?-->

==Variations==
[[File:Help yourself.JPG|thumb|upright|A small cold buffet at an art school exhibition]]
[[File:02014.IV.6. Nowotaniec Osterkirmes 2014 bei Sanok.JPG|thumb|Easter celebration buffet at a school in Poland: Head cheese, boiled eggs, sausage, deviled eggs, rye bread, and stuffed eggs]]
[[File:Buffet during union negotiations - 2024-11-29.jpg|thumb|upright|Buffet during union negotiations in France in 2024]]

There are many different ways of offering diners a selection of foods that are called "buffet" style meals. Some buffets are "single pass only", but most buffets allow a diner to first take small samples of unfamiliar foods, and then to return for more servings if desired. To avoid misunderstandings in commercial eating establishments, the rules and charges are often posted on signs near the buffet serving tables.
* One form of buffet is to have a display counter or table filled with plates containing fixed portions of food; customers select plates containing whichever dishes they want as they walk along. The food display may either be staffed, or the customers may pick up the food plates themselves. This form is most commonly seen in [[cafeteria]]s. Another derivative of this type of buffet occurs where patrons choose food from a buffet style layout and then pay based on what was chosen (sometimes based on the weight of the food, or color-coded plates).
* A variation occurs in a [[dim sum]] house, where seated patrons make their selections from wheeled carts containing different plates of food which the staff circulate through the restaurant. Another variation is a [[conveyor belt sushi]] restaurant, where seated patrons select dishes from a continuously moving conveyor belt carrying a variety of foods. In another variation, Brazilian ''[[rodízio]]'' style buffets feature roving waiters serving ''[[churrascaria]]'' barbecued meats from large skewers directly onto the seated diners' plates.<ref name="Tonon">{{cite web |last1=Tonon |first1=Rafael |title=How the Brazilian Steakhouse Chain Fogo de Chão Swept America |url=https://www.eater.com/2016/10/6/13168942/fogo-de-chao-brazilian-steakhouse |website=Eater |publisher=Vox Media Inc |access-date=2019-04-04 |date=6 October 2016}}</ref> In Brazil, the ''rodízio'' style is sometimes also found in Italian (restaurants serving pizza are especially common), and more recently in Japanese restaurants, and also other types of foods.<ref name="Crepes">{{cite web |title=Depois viagem internacional, casal decide investir rodízio de crepes, prato de origem francesa |url=https://g1.globo.com/empreendedorismo/pegn/noticia/2023/04/23/depois-viagem-internacional-casal-decide-investir-rodizio-de-crepes-prato-de-origem-francesa.ghtml |website=[[G1 (website)|G1]]|access-date=2023-11-05 |date=23 April 2023|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="OtherRodizios">{{cite web |title=Melhores rodízios em São Paulo para se esbaldar de comer |url=https://quantocustaviajar.com/blog/rodizios-em-sao-paulo/ |website=quantocustaviajar.com |access-date=2023-11-05 |date=13 September 2023|language=pt-br}}</ref>
* The "all-you-can-eat" buffet is more free-form; customers pay a fixed fee and then can help themselves to as much food as they wish to eat in a single meal. This form is found often in restaurants, especially in [[hotel]]s. In some countries, this format is popular for "Sunday [[brunch]]" buffets.
* A so-called [[Mongolian barbecue]] buffet format allows diners to collect various thinly-sliced raw foods and to add flavorings, which are then [[stir-fried]] on a large griddle by a restaurant cook.
* Some [[hot pot]] restaurants offer all-you-can-eat buffets, in which diners directly gather or order plates of thinly-sliced raw foods and flavorings, and cook them in boiling pots of soup at their tables.
* A [[salad bar]] is commonly offered in [[delicatessen]]s and [[supermarket]]s, in which customers help themselves to [[lettuce]] and other [[salad]] ingredients, then pay by weight.  Sometimes only cold foods are offered, but often warmed or hot foods are available at a "hot foods bar", possibly at a different price by weight.
* Open buffets are often associated with a celebration of some sort, and there may be no explicit charge or the cost may be included in an admission fee to the entire event. [[Art show]] openings at galleries and museums are often accompanied by a modest buffet for invited guests.

As a compromise between self-service and full table service, a staffed buffet may be offered: diners carry their own plate or tray along the buffet line and are given a portion by a server at each station, which may be selected or skipped by the diner. This method is prevalent at catered meetings where diners are not paying specifically for their meal.

Alternatively, diners may serve themselves for most prepared selections, but a [[carvery]] station for roasted meats is staffed. Some buffet formats also feature staffed stations where [[crepe]]s, [[omelette]]s, [[noodle soup]]s, [[barbecue|barbecued meats]], or [[sushi]] are custom prepared at the request of individual diners.

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==All-you-can-eat==
[[File:Soft drink taps at restaurant Thai Silk.jpg|thumb|right|Most buffets offer water and other soft drinks without limit, but charge extra for alcoholic drinks.]]

The [[all-you-can-eat restaurant]] was introduced in [[Las Vegas]] by Herbert "Herb" Cobb McDonald in 1946.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/jul/09/strip-visionary-mcdonald-dies/ |title=Strip visionary McDonald dies | newspaper=Las Vegas Sun | date=July 9, 2002}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{Cite news|title=Coronavirus: The slow death of the American all-you-can-eat buffet|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53410931}}</ref> The buffet was advertised in flyers for only one dollar, and a patron could eat "every possible variety of hot and cold entrees to appease the howling coyote in your innards".<ref name="BBC"/>

Many [[boarding school]]s, colleges, and universities offer optional or mandatory "meal plans", especially in connection with [[dormitories]] for students.  These are often in an "all-you-can-eat" buffet format, sometimes called "all-you-care-to-eat" to encourage [[healthy diet|dietary moderation]].<ref name=Lam>{{cite web|last1=Lam|first1=Bourree|title=All You Can Eatonomics|url=http://luckypeach.com/all-you-can-eatonomics/|website=Lucky Peach|access-date=2015-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413002749/http://luckypeach.com/all-you-can-eatonomics/|archive-date=13 April 2015|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Tiffany">{{cite web |last1=Tiffany |first1=Kaitlyn |title=When did America's heart turn cold on buffet chains? |url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/3/18290479/buffet-chain-restaurants-decline-bankrupt-golden-corral |website=Vox |publisher=Vox Media Inc |access-date=2019-04-04 |date=3 April 2019}}</ref>  The format may also be used in other institutional settings, such as [[military base]]s, large factories, [[cruise ships]], or [[medium-security]] prisons.

In 2007, the first [[All-you-can-eat seats|all-you-can-eat seating section]] in [[Major League Baseball]] was introduced at [[Dodger Stadium]].<ref name=ap>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/sports/baseball/27dodgers.html?_r=0|title=Dodger Stadium's All-You-Can-Eat Seats Are a Popular Draw|newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press|date=27 May 2007|access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref> The trend spread to 19 of the 30 major league parks by 2010,<ref name=si>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2010/07/20/all-you-can-eat-ballparks|title=Growing Trend: All-you-can-eat sections at big-league parks|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=20 July 2010|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> and numerous minor league parks by 2012.<ref name=sweep>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/3223/all-you-can-eat-sections-sweep-baseball|title=All-you-can-eat sections sweep baseball|first=Doug|last=Williams|date=11 June 2012|access-date=9 July 2012|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> The basic menu includes traditional ballpark food such as [[hot dog]]s, [[nachos]], [[peanut]]s, [[popcorn]], and [[soft drink]]s.<ref name=usa>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-03-06-Concessions_N.htm|title=Eating Away the Innings in Baseball's Cheap Seats|first=Michael|last=McCarthy|work=[[USA Today]] |date=7 March 2008|access-date=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=post>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/where-the-empty-calories-just-keep-on-coming/2012/04/30/gIQAJiPMuT_story.html|title=Where the empty calories just keep on coming|first=Tim|last=Carman|date=1 May 2012|access-date=15 July 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> In 2008, all-you-can-eat seats were also inaugurated in numerous [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and [[National Hockey League|NHL]] arenas.<ref name=fox>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/baseball-fans-get-never-ending-ballpark-buffet-much-to-the-dismay-of-nutritionists/|title=Baseball Fans Get Never-Ending Ballpark Buffet, Much to the Dismay of Nutritionists|website=[[Fox News]] |agency=Associated Press|date=21 March 2008|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811152343/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/03/21/baseball-fans-get-never-ending-ballpark-buffet-much-to-dismay-nutritionists/|archive-date=11 August 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Some buffet restaurants aim to reduce food waste by imposing fees on customers who take large amounts of food, but then discard it uneaten.<ref name="Paavola">{{cite web |last1=Paavola |first1=Laura |title=Vantaan ensimmäinen aito teppanyaki-ravintola otti heti kovat keinot käyttöön: Sakottaa asiakkaita pois heitetystä ruoasta |url=https://www.city.fi/opas/vantaan+ensimmainen+aito+teppanyaki-ravintola+otti+heti+kovat+keinot+kayttoon+sakottaa+asiakkaita+pois+heitetysta+ruoasta/13355 |website=City |access-date=2024-04-30 |language=fi |date=27 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Jonathan |title=Cornwall pub charges customers for 'excessive' carvery leftovers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm2em2y8dgo |access-date=30 January 2025 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2 October 2024}}</ref>

==Restaurant buffets==
{{see also|List of buffet restaurants}}
[[File:Indian-style all-you-can-eat buffet - West Springfield, Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|North Indian–style buffet]]

In Australia, buffet chains such as [[Sizzler]] serve a large number of patrons with carvery meats, seafood, salads and desserts. Cruise operators in Sydney, conduct Sydney Harbour sightseeing cruises with continental buffets having multiple seafood options. Buffets are also common in [[Returned and Services League of Australia]] (RSL) clubs and some motel restaurants.

In Brazil, ''comida a quilo'' or ''comida por quilo''—literally, "food by [the] kilo"—restaurants are common. This is a cafeteria style buffet in which diners are billed by the weight of the food selected, excluding the [[tare weight]] of the plate. [[Brazilian cuisine]]'s ''[[rodízio]]'' style is all-you-can-eat, having both non-self-service and self-service variations.

In Hong Kong, the ''[[cha chaan teng buffet]]'' is a relatively new variation on traditional low-cost Chinese snack and coffee shops.

In Japan, a buffet or smorgasbord is known as a ''viking'' (バイキング - ''baikingu''). It is said that this originated from the restaurant "Imperial Viking" in the [[Imperial Hotel, Tokyo]], which was the first restaurant in Japan to serve buffet-style meals. Dessert Vikings are very popular in Japan, where one can eat from a buffet full of desserts.

In Sweden, a traditional form of buffet is the ''[[smörgåsbord]]'', which literally means "table of sandwiches".

===United States===
[[File:Chinese buffet2.jpg|thumb|A small [[American Chinese cuisine|Chinese American]] buffet selection]]
In the United States, there are numerous [[Chinese-American cuisine]]-inspired buffet restaurants, as well as those serving primarily traditional American fare.<ref name=Newman>{{cite web|last1=Newman|first1=Jacqueline M.|title=Chinese Buffets: A Trend Worth Exploring|url=http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=214|website=Flavor & Fortune|publisher=ISACC|access-date=1 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026123214/http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=214|archive-date=26 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Also, [[South Asian cuisine]] (notably in [[Indian restaurants]]), [[Asian cuisine|pan-Asian cuisine]], and [[Mediterranean cuisine]] are increasingly available in the buffet format,<ref name="Filloon">{{cite web |last1=Filloon |first1=Whitney |title=How to Get Your Money's Worth at All-You-Can-Eat Buffets |url=https://www.eater.com/2018/10/15/17965100/buffet-restaurant-all-you-can-eat-vegas-worth-it |website=Eater |publisher=Vox Media Inc |access-date=2019-04-04 |date=15 October 2018}}</ref> and [[sushi]] has also become more popular at buffets.<ref name="Newman"/><ref name="Filloon"/> In some regions of the US, Brazilian-style ''[[churrascaria]]'' barbecue buffets served ''[[rodízio]]'' style are becoming popular.<ref name="Tonon"/>

[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] and [[Atlantic City]] are famous for all-you-can-eat buffets with a very wide range of foods on offer, and similar ones have also become common in [[casino]]s elsewhere in the United States.<ref name="Tiffany"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buffetmovie.com/ |title=Buffetmovie.com |publisher=Buffetmovie.com |access-date=24 September 2013}}</ref>

For 2019, buffet food sales in the US were estimated at $5 billion, approximately 1% of the total restaurant business that year.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="Kang">{{cite news |last1=Kang |first1=Jaewon |last2=Haddon |first2=Heather |title=Buffets and Salad Bars, Closed by the Pandemic, Remain Roped Off |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/buffets-and-salad-bars-closed-by-the-pandemic-remain-roped-off-11594114200 |access-date=2022-09-20 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Buffet Germany.jpg|Ham and cheese in a German breakfast buffet
File:Hot Buffet line aboard Celebrity Equinox.jpg|Staffed hot buffet line aboard the ''[[Celebrity Equinox]]'' cruise ship
File:Crayfish buffet at Tukkutorin kala.jpg|A [[Crayfish as food|crayfish]] buffet at restaurant Tukkutorin kala in [[Kalasatama]], [[Helsinki]], Finland
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File:Sveas brunch.jpg|Brunch buffet <!-- WHERE? -->
File:Cheese and cold cut station in clipper lounge.jpg|Cheese, coldcuts, and bread station in brunch buffet <!-- WHERE? -->
File:Slovenia (15068507911).jpg|A platter of [[lunch meat]] and cheeses in Slovenia
File:Buffet-2.jpg|German-style dinner buffet <!-- WHERE? -->
File:Man at chain buffet restaurant.jpg|alt=A customer gets food from a buffet in a restaurant.|Cafeteria-style self-service buffet
File:Prasmanan 1.JPG|''Prasmanan'', Indonesian-style buffet
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==See also==
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* [[All-you-can-eat restaurant]]
* [[Buffet car]]
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* [[List of buffet restaurants]]
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Peck |first=Carole |year=1997 |title=The Buffet Book: Inspired Ideas for New-Style Entertaining, with 175 Recipes |publisher=Viking|isbn=0-670-86516-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/buffetbookinspir00peck |url-access=registration }}
* {{cite magazine |title=Novel Touches for Buffet Service |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P98DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA89 |magazine=[[Popular Mechanics]] |date=August 1945 |pages=89–90 |publisher = Hearst Magazines|access-date=26 August 2020}}
* {{cite book |last1=Von Welanetz Wentworth |first1=Diana |author2=Paul Von Welanetz|year=1978 |title=The Art of Buffet Entertaining |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CrWhkoC3_zEC |location=Los Angeles |publisher=J. P. Tarcher |isbn=0-87477-080-7 }}

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