A stylish, funny and surprising guide to the art of conversation, from one of New York's foremost literary wits. A GOOD TALK is an analysis of and guide to that

Good to Talk demonstrates powerfully why it is increasingly not so good to talk. Deborah Cameron details how talk is increasingly stylized, codified, standardiz

This exciting book fosters the skills involved in learning, providing a framework for developing active learning in every community, classroom, and school. This

Annotation The author contends that since language is capable of creating harm or good, it should not be exempt from the moral standards we apply to other behav