| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
169 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 168). |
| Contents |
Introduction: Your Life Has Just Changed Part One: Essential Qualities You Lack 1. Confidence: Burying the Real You 2. Humor: Harnessing Your Inner Wayans Brother 3. Curiosity: "Oh, Do Go On About the Peace Corps!" 4. Empathy: Putting Yourself in Someone Else's Ignorant Shoes Part Two: Conversation for People Who'd Rather Be Home Fondling Their Record Collections, Knitting Berets for Pets They May or May Not Actually Have, or Just Sitting in a Dark Room, Dreaming of an Even Darker Room 5. Small Talk: "I Sure Wish This Heat Wave Would End!" 6. Difficult People and Topics: "I Sure Wish This Heat Wave Were Being Tortured at a Secret CIA Prison!" 7. Nonverbal Communication: Are You and Your Nostrils on the Same Page? 8. Effective Cross-Cultural Interaction: Dealing With the World's Five Billion Seven Hundred Million Outsiders Part Three: Making Friends That Last a Lifetime (or Until Things Just Kind of Drift) 9. How Do I Know if Someone's My Friend? 10. Where Will I Find My Friends? 11. Will You Be My Friend? A Moment of Self-Defense. |
| Subject |
Success.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Conduct of life.
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Introversion.
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| ISBN |
9781582975115 (pbk.) |
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1582975116 (pbk.) |
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