Communication is an art, and anyone--whether shy or outgoing--can improve his or her conversational skills. In "Confident Conversation," Mike Bechtle offers a straightforward guide to making good conversation that works for any personality type. He highlights the art of give and take, stresses the importance of listening, and gives confidence to those who hesitate to strike up...(展开全部)

Feel like you’re trying doing a bad impression of an extrovert, or you’re a “party pooper” because you turn down invites?If you have (1) felt massive relief at cancelled plans, (2)had mild to huge annoyance in huge gatherings of strangers, and (3) want to figure out how to socialize better and more effectively without social fatigue, this book is for you – written by someone ex...(展开全部)

Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith’s novels are like nothing else. A true original, she is a one-of-a-kind literary sensation. Her novels consistently attract serious acclaim and discussion—and have won her a dedicated readership who are drawn again and again to the warmth, humanity and humor of her voice. How to be both is a novel ...(展开全部)

No one raises an eyebrow if you suggest that a guy who arranges his furniture just so, rolls his eyes in exaggerated disbelief, likes techno music or show tunes, and knows all of Bette Davis’s best lines by heart might, just possibly, be gay. But if you assert that male homosexuality is a cultural practice, expressive of a unique subjectivity and a distinctive relation to mains...(展开全部)

Katie Carr is a good person. She recycles. She's against racism. She's a good doctor, a good mom, a good wife....well, maybe not that last one, considering she's having an affair and has just requested a divorce via cell phone. But who could blame her? For years her husband's been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed, writing the "Angriest Man in Holloway" column for their loc...(展开全部)

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Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith’s novels are like nothing else. A true original, she is a one-of-a-kind literary sensation. Her novels consistently attract serious acclaim and discussion—and have won her a dedicated readership who are drawn again and again to the warmth, humanity and humor of her voice. How to be both is a novel ...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 阿莉·史密斯|Ali Smith 1962年生于苏格兰因弗内斯，现居住在剑桥。 她曾四次入围布克奖，两次入围百利女性小说奖，并在2015年凭借《双面人生》获得该奖，同时，《双面人生》还斩获了首届金匠奖和科斯塔文学奖。 2017年，《秋》入围布克奖短名单，登上当年《纽约时报》“十大好书”榜首，并在《卫报》于2019年评选出的“二十一世纪百佳图书”榜单中位列第八名。 她的笔触极具辨识度，外柔内刚，细腻中带着潮湿感，如同弥漫在伦敦上空的淡淡水雾，却又饱含着对民族和政治的深刻反思，仿佛一颗埋在柔软泥土中的胡桃，坚硬而温存。