Title: A good talk
First published: 2010
Description: 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), A GOOD TALK is a refreshing celebration of the subtle adventures of a good conversation.
Subjects: Nonfiction, Sociology, Conversation analysis, Conversation
LC classification: P95.45 .M46 2010