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a guided tour of a neglected pleasure

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An edition of The art of conversation: a guided tour of a neglected pleasure (2008)

The art of conversation

a guided tour of a neglected pleasure

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  • ★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating) ·
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  • 1 Have read

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.

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Gotham Books
Language
English
Pages
289

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Subjects

Conversation, Conservation (psychology)
Edition Availability
Cover of: The Art of Conversation
The Art of Conversation: A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure
Dec 29, 2009, Avery, Gotham Books
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Cover of: Art of Conversation
Art of Conversation: How Talking Improves Lives
2009, Hodder & Stoughton
in English
Cover of: The art of conversation
The art of conversation: a guided tour of a neglected pleasure
2009, Gotham Books
in English
Cover of: The art of conversation
The art of conversation
2008, John Murray
in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction: We need to talk (or for the busy reader, the concise manifesto)
Hello : on conversation's casting couch
Small talk, big deal? : on striking up a tune
Pay heed : on the acrobatics of attention
The rest is silence : on not speaking
Fit subjects : on topics in search of good homes
Into the groove : on steering controls
Do go on : on wrangling boredom
Wit to woo : on humor as social engineering
How to tell a good lie : on the detection of untruths
Pillow talk : on the languages of love
The fine art of flattery : on love in measured doses
Shop talk : on conversation as work
Choppy waters : on navigating difficult conversation
Shut-up shop : on how to wage a word war
Are you receiving me? : on stitching conversation into your life.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-288).

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New York, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
395.5/9
Library of Congress
BJ2121 .B59 2009, BJ2121.B59 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
289 p. ;
Number of pages
289

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OL23107076M
ISBN 10
1592404197
ISBN 13
9781592404193
LCCN
2008024276
OCLC/WorldCat
232357980
Library Thing
7474675
Goodreads
5955421

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