The art of conversation
Subtitle: a guided tour of a neglected pleasure
By: Catherine Blyth.
Publisher: Gotham Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9781592404193
Subjects: Conversation
Description: A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-288).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: We need to talk (or for the busy reader, the concise manifesto); title: Hello : on conversation's casting couch; title: Small talk, big deal? : on striking up a tune; title: Pay heed : on the acrobatics of attention; title: The rest is silence : on not speaking; title: Fit subjects : on topics in search of good homes; title: Into the groove : on steering controls; title: Do go on : on wrangling boredom; title: Wit to woo : on humor as social engineering; title: How to tell a good lie : on the detection of untruths; title: Pillow talk : on the languages of love; title: The fine art of flattery : on love in measured doses; title: Shop talk : on conversation as work; title: Choppy waters : on navigating difficult conversation; title: Shut-up shop : on how to wage a word war; title: Are you receiving me? : on stitching conversation into your life.