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A Brief History of Flattery

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An edition of You're Too Kind (1996)

You're Too Kind

A Brief History of Flattery

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"Richard Stengel takes us on a tour, from chimps to the God of the Old Testament (who craved flattery but never got it), to the troubadour poets of the Middle Ages (who invented the sappy cliches of romantic flattery), all the way through Dale Carnegie (flattery will get you everywhere) and Monica Lewinsky's adoring love letters to her Big Creep (faux insults are also a form of flattery).".

"Stengel sees public flattery as an epidemic in our society and private praise as being all too scarce. Most often though, flattery these days is just a harmless deception, a victimless crime that often ends up making both the giver and the receiver feel a little better."--BOOK JACKET.

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Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
Language
English
Pages
320

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Subjects

Flattery, History, Sociology, Interpersonal relations, Social interaction, Social sciences, Psychology, Ethnology, Sociolinguistics

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You're Too Kind : A Brief History of Flattery
2002, Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
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You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery
2001, Simon & Schuster, Limited
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You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery
June 30, 2000, Diane Pub Co
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You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery
June 8, 2000, Simon & Schuster
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You're Too Kind: A History of Flattery
1996, Accu-Pub
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"Watch people watching chimpanzees at the zoo."

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Library of Congress
BJ1535.F55

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
320
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Weight
10.4 ounces

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OL7722245M
Internet Archive
youretookind00rich
ISBN 10
0684854929
ISBN 13
9780684854922
OCLC/WorldCat
48911199
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125601
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6949055

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