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Every day we use our mobiles and computers to communicate, but ironically we are losing touch with face-to-face talk. Catherine Blyth reveals the endless possibilities of conversation and shows that when it works it can come close to heaven.

With examples from Elizabeth I to Tommy Cooper, courtesans to nomads, The Art of Conversation is full of tips on listening, talking shop and surviving conversational bores. Be it sharing a joke with a stranger, sparking a new idea or just letting off steam with a friend, there are infinite adventures to be had if you break the ice and say hello. . .

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Let Catherine Blyth take you on an entertaining tour of the neglected art of conversation. You'll never think of talk as cheap ever again ...
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It is a treasure trove of literary and historical delights, with each page containing a little gem in the form of a quotation or a factoid (Independent on Sunday)

'Blyth is a passionate talker, and here she takes us on an entertaining tour of the art of proper conversation . . . you'll never be at a loss for words at those awkward socials again!' (Glamour)

'A bit of fun by a young genius. The Art of Conversation . . . is a witty meditation upon
all aspects of talk . . . if you give to a friend it will itself provoke hours of amusing chat as you read out her jokes and her wisdom'

(A.N. Wilson)

'I tried my hardest to dislike The Art of Conversation, but it's hard to dislike anything that quotes Chanelle from Big Brother in the same breath as Andrew Marvell and Henry James' (Guardian)

'As Woodrow Wilson once opined of the US President Warren Harding, I am simply in possession of 'a bungalow mind'. I hope that reading The Art of Conversation has furnished me with a staircase or two' (Observer)

'Everybody will read it, but pretend they haven't' (Observer)

'A witty, entertaining guide, much praised' (Bookseller)

'Modern man - and woman - have forgotten how to engage larynx and ears. Catherine Blyth teaches the lost art with wit and charm' (Harry Mount, author of AMO, AMAS, AMAT . . . AND ALL THAT)

'Blending science with psychology and philosophy with literature, she argues the case for banter and badinage. It's free, fun and gets your brain cells firing like the prettiest of firework displays' (Marie Claire)

'Brings a professional sensibility to the topic' (Scotland on Sunday)

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  • PublisherJohn Murray
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0719521815
  • ISBN 13 9780719521812
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages296
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