The Art of Conversation

How Talking Improves Lives

By: Catherine Blyth

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Paperback | 3 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

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304 Pages

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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, the perfect handshake, 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...

Industry Reviews

It is a treasure trove of literary and historical delights, with each page containing a little gem in the form of a quotation or a factoid - Independent on Sunday

Blyth is a passionate talker, and here she takes us on an entertaining tour of the art of proper conversation . . . you ll never be at a loss for words at those awkward socials again! - Glamour

'A bit of fun by a young genius. The Art of Conversation . . . is a witty meditation upon all aspects of talk . . . if you give to a friend it will itself provoke hours of amusing chat as you read out her jokes and her wisdom' - A.N. Wilson

'I tried my hardest to dislike The Art of Conversation, but it s hard to dislike anything that quotes Chanelle from Big Brother in the same breath as Andrew Marvell and Henry James' - Guardian

'As Woodrow Wilson once opined of the US President Warren Harding, I am simply in possession of a bungalow mind . I hope that reading The Art of Conversation has furnished me with a staircase or two' - Observer

'Modern man - and woman - have forgotten how to engage larynx and ears. Catherine Blyth teaches the lost art with wit and charm' - Harry Mount, author of AMO, AMAS, AMAT . . . AND ALL THAT

'Blending science with psychology and philosophy with literature, she argues the case for banter and badinage. It s free, fun and gets your brain cells firing like the prettiest of firework displays' - Marie Claire

'Brings a professional sensibility to the topic' - Scotland on Sunday

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