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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-101592404197

ISBN-139781592404193

eBay Product ID (ePID)69717343

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameArt of Conversation : a Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure

Publication Year2008

SubjectVocabulary, Communication Studies, Personal Growth / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Self-Help

AuthorCatherine Blyth

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-024276

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"In this handy guide to civilized banter, Blyth reintroduces the craft of modern discourse." - Elle " The Art of Conversation will make your next foray into a bar or business reception much more entertaining [...] it will help both wallflowers and those lost in cyberspace achieve conversational connections." - Los Angeles Times "Witty, eloquent and insightful, Blyth's books is a delightful encouragement to rediscover conversation as the best communication technology." - Publishers Weekly

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal395.5/9

Grade ToUP

SynopsisRead Catherine Blyth's posts on the Penguin Blog. A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways In The Art of Conversation , Catherine Blyth eloquently points out the sorry state of disrepair that conversation has fallen into--and then, taking examples from history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, and popular culture, she gives us the tools to rebuild. Her prose embodies the conversational values she promotes: It's smart, succinct, self-deprecating, and light on its feet. The Art of Conversation isn't about etiquette, elocution, or knowing how to hold your teacup with your little finger crooked just so. It's about something simple and profound: connecting. In our distracted days, it's easy to forget that each of us possesses a communication technology that has been in research and development for thousands of years. Conversation costs nothing, but can bring you the world. Blyth offers us a chance to revel in the possibilities of conversation. As Alexander Pope nearly wrote, "True ease in talking comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learned to dance." Okay, Pope was actually talking about writing, but Catherine Blyth has that skill as well. When you have read The Art of Conversation , you'll not only know the steps, but hear the music like never before., Read Catherine Blyth's posts on the Penguin Blog. A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways In "The Art of Conversation," Catherine Blyth eloquently points out the sorry state of disrepair that conversation has fallen into and then, taking examples from history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, and popular culture, she gives us the tools to rebuild. Her prose embodies the conversational values she promotes: It s smart, succinct, self-deprecating, and light on its feet. "The Art of Conversation" isn t about etiquette, elocution, or knowing how to hold your teacup with your little finger crooked just so. It s about something simple and profound: connecting. In our distracted days, it s easy to forget that each of us possesses a communication technology that has been in research and development for thousands of years. Conversation costs nothing, but can bring you the world. Blyth offers us a chance to revel in the possibilities of conversation. As Alexander Pope nearly wrote, True ease in talking comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learned to dance. Okay, Pope was actually talking about writing, but Catherine Blyth has that skill as well. When you have read "The Art of Conversation," you ll not only know the steps, but hear the music like never before."

LC Classification NumberBJ2121.B59 2009