MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01418nam a22002298a 4500
001 2008024276
003 DLC
005 20080618155101.0
008 080603s2009 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2008024276
020 $a9781592404193 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aBJ2121$b.B59 2009
082 00 $a395.5/9$222
100 1 $aBlyth, Catherine.
245 14 $aThe art of conversation :$ba guided tour of a neglected pleasure /$cby Catherine Blyth.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bGotham Books/Penguin Group,$c2009.
263 $a0901
300 $ap. cm.
505 0 $aIntroduction: We need to talk (or for the busy reader, the concise manifesto) -- Hello : on conversation's casting couch -- Small talk, big deal? : on striking up a tune -- Pay heed : on the acrobatics of attention -- The rest is silence : on not speaking -- Fit subjects : on topics in search of good homes -- Into the groove : on steering controls -- Do go on : on wrangling boredom -- Wit to woo : on humour as social engineering -- How to tell a good lie : on the detection of untruths -- Pillow talk : on the languages of love -- The fine art of flattery : on love in measured doses -- Shop talk : on conversation as work -- Choppy waters : on navigating difficult conversation -- Shut-up shop : on how to wage a word war -- Are you receiving me? : on stitching conversation into your life.
650 0 $aConversation.