A Good Talk The Story and Skill of Conversation |
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| Author:
| Menaker, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-446-54002-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing
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| Imprint: | Twelve |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionA 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), A GOOD TALK is a refreshing celebration of the subtle adventures of a good conversation.