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

by Catherine Blyth (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $23.58

• Used

  Hardcover
  2008

  $3.40

  Every day we use our mobiles and computers to communicate, but ironically we are losing touch with face-to-face talk. Catherine Blyth reveals the endless possibilities of conversation and shows that when it works it can come close to heaven. With examples from Elizabeth I to Tommy Cooper, courtesans to nomads, The Art of Conversation is full of tips on listening, talking shop and surviving conversational bores. Be it sharing a joke with a stranger, sparking a new idea or just letting off steam with a friend, there are infinite adventures to be had if you break the ice and say hello...