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

Gonick, Larry

 
9780062732170: The Cartoon Guide to (Non) Communication: Use and Misuse of Information in the Modern World
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.

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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".

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