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Loading... You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation (original 1990; edition 2001)by Deborah Tannen
Work InformationYou Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen (1990)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This bestselling classic work draws upon groundbreaking research by an acclaimed sociolinguist to show that women and men live in different worlds, made of different words. Women and men live in different worlds...made of different words. Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural and intellectual phenomenon. As a librarian, I had seen this classic around for years. After listening to the Freakonomics book club podcast with the author, I finally decided to read it. A lot of the research and findings that Deborah Tannen has accomplished in her career stems from this book that is now 30 years old. In that time, her findings have been absorbed into our culture through media, but some has been inaccurate. If possible, get a newer edition that includes the afterward. Well worth the read. no reviews | add a review
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From the author of New York Times bestseller You're Wearing That? this bestselling classic work draws upon groundbreaking research by an acclaimed sociolinguist to show that women and men live in different worlds, made of different words. Women and men live in different worlds...made of different words. Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural and intellectual phenomenon. This is the book that brought gender differences in ways of speaking to the forefront of public awareness. With a rare combination of scientific insight and delightful, humorous writing, Tannen shows why women and men can walk away from the same conversation with completely different impressions of what was said. Studded with lively and entertaining examples of real conversations, this book gives you the tools to understand what went wrong -- and to find a common language in which to strengthen relationships at work and at home. A classic in the field of interpersonal relations, this book will change forever the way you approach conversations. No library descriptions found. |
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