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A Playful Take on the Art of Conversation

Stephen Kuusisto

Publisher: Sterling
Published: June 2010
112 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-6696-3
ISBN13: 9781402766961
$14.95 US
$19.50 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
Territory: North America Only

In this erudite and playful primer on the art of conversation Stephen Kuusisto vigorously tackles the slippery subject of how to converse meaningfully with others. Kuusisto employs a wide range of personal anecdotes, classical texts, and an engaging style to illustrate his points. In seven short, provocative and imaginatively wrought chapters, he spins a compelling argument for the joys of “being connected,” and skillfully shows how to achieve this bond in everyday exchanges.

Stephen Kuusisto is a graduate of the Writer’s Workshop at the University of Iowa and a Fulbright Scholar. He holds a dual faculty appointment at the University of Iowa, where he teaches creative nonfiction in the English Department and serves as a public humanities scholar in the University of Iowa’s Carver Institute for Macular Degeneration. He has made appearances on Oprah!, Dateline NBC, National Public Radio, the BBC, and A&E, among others. His essays and poems have appeared in Harper’s; The New York Times Magazine; Poetry; Partisan Review, and The Washington Post Magazine.

I like the snails on the cover!

S.K.

Author: stevekuusisto

Poet, Essayist, Blogger, Journalist, Memoirist, Disability Rights Advocate, Public Speaker, Professor, Syracuse University View all posts by stevekuusisto