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

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    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

    In The Art of Conversation, Catherine Blyth eloquently 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. Her prose embodies the conversational values she promotes: It's smart, succinct, self-deprecating, and light on its feet. 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. In our distracted days, it's easy to forget that each of us possesses a communication technology that has been in research and development for thousands of years. Conversation costs nothing, but can bring you the world.

    Blyth offers us a chance to revel in the possibilities of conversation. As Alexander Pope nearly wrote, "True ease in talking comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learned to dance." Okay, Pope was actually talking about writing, but Catherine Blyth has that skill as well. When you have read The Art of Conversation, you'll not only know the steps, but hear the music like never before.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 26, 2008
    ISBN9781440679407
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      Wow, this is a meaty book. I picked it up to get some ideas how to improve my own conversation skills, but it ended up becoming a masterclass in human connection. There is so much information, ideas, and examples in this book, I'd suggest reading it a few times, taking notes each time. Then take notes on your notes. ;) As an author, I benefit twofold in that I can use this book as inspiration for character types and their conversations.