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A Good Talk is an analysis of and guide to that most exclusively human of all activities - conversation. Drawing on over forty years of experience in American letters, Menaker pinpoints the factors that drive and enliven every good conversation: the vagaries (and joys) of subtext; the deeper structure and meaning of conversational flow; the subliminal signals that guide our disclosures and confessions; and the countless other hurdles we must clear along the way. Moving beyond self-help musings and 'how to' advice, he has created a stylish, funny and surprising book: a celebration of 'the most excusively human of all activities'. In a time when conversation remains deeply important - for building relationships, for relaxing, even for figuring out who we are - and also increasingly imperiled (with Blackberries and texting increasingly in vogue), CAN WE TALK? is a refreshing celebration of the subtle adventures of a good conversation.
| ISBN | 0446559431 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780446559430
(What's this?) | | Pages | 240 | | Publisher | Little, Brown & Company | | Weight (grammes) | 250 | | Imprint | Twelve | | Height (mm) | 208 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 138 | | Publication date | 04 Feb 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY | 302.346 | | Academic level | General |
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| Version | Price | Published | Edition | | Paperback | £11.99 | 2011 | |
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