The Art of Conversation: A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure - Hardcover

Blyth, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592404197 ISBN 13: 9781592404193

Publisher: Gotham Books, 2008

Synopsis

HardCover Pub Date: December 2008 Pages: 304 Publisher: Gotham Reclaim the pleasures and possibilities of great conversation with the this sparkling guide from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise to its art Every a day we use cell phones and computers to communicate but it's easy to forget that we possess a communication technology that has been in research and development for thousands of years. Catherine Blyth 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. 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. Conversation costs nothing. but can ing you the world. because it transc...

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Review:

"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

Book Description:

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 . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: Gotham Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1592404197
• ISBN 13: 9781592404193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 289