The Cartoon Guide to (Non) Communication: Use and Misuse of Information in the Modern World (Non Communication : The Use and Misuse of Information in the Modern World) - Softcover

Gonick, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006273217X ISBN 13: 9780062732170

Publisher: HarperReference, 1993

Synopsis

From the author of the extraordinary bestseller The Cartoon History of the Universe (150,000 copies sold)--an all-new cartoon guide effectively analyzing the ambiguous relationship between language and meaning in today's information age.

About this title

Synopsis:

This guide explores how concrete fact alternates with the intangible and the unknown to form the relationship that is the very heart of communication. It analyzes the ambiguous relationship between language and meaning in today's information age. Larry Gonick covers such topics as the essential role of emotions in communication and the importance of body language. The message of the book is that there is an urgent need for a better explanation of why people so often fail to understand one another. Other works by Larry Gonick include "The Cartoon Guide to Genetics", "The Cartoon History of the Universe", "The Cartoon Guide to the Computer", "The Cartoon History of the United States" and "The Cartoon Guide to Physics".

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperReference
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 006273217X
• ISBN 13: 9780062732170
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186
• Illustrator: Gonick Larry