A GOOD TALK THE STORY AND SKILL OF CONVE
Author(s): MENAKER DANIEL
A stylish, funny and surprising guide to the art of conversation, from one of New York's foremost literary wits.
A GOOD TALK is an analysis of and guide to that most exclusively human of all activities-- conversation.
Drawing on over forty years of experience in American letters, Menaker pinpoints the factors that drive and enliven every good conversation: the vagaries (and joys) of subtext; the deeper structure and meaning of conversational flow; the subliminal signals that guide our disclosures and confessions; and the countless other hurdles we must clear along the way. Moving beyond self-help musings and "how to" advice, he has created a stylish, funny, and surprising book: a celebration of "the most excusively human of all activities."
In a time when conversation remains deeply important-- for building relationships, for relaxing, even for figuring out who we are-- and also increasingly imperiled (with Blackberries and texting increasingly in vogue), A GOOD TALK is a refreshing celebration of the subtle adventures of a good conversation.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- : Sphere
- : 0.195045
- : 13 January 2011
- : 1.5 Centimeters X 13.2 Centimeters X 20.2 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : 240
- : Paperback
- : MENAKER DANIEL