You're Too Kind: The History and Practice of Flattery: A Brief History of Flattery - Rilegato

Stengel, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0684854910 ISBN 13: 9780684854915

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2001

Riassunto

An intriguing study of flattery--from the primates to modern Hollywood--provides a close-up look at an adaptive behavior that has helped humankind survive since the prehistoric era.

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Recensione:

'Always entertaining... rich in erudition, full of scholarly nuggets and sharp observations... I'm not saying this just because I am being paid to review it, but I really like this book' Christopher Matthew, DAILY MAIL
'Mr Stengel has prepared an entertaining and at times surprisingly serious and disturbing meditation on flattery' NEW YORK OBSERVER
'A genial, witty and engaging account (honestly!) of human foibles, relationships and social conventions by NEW YORKER and TIME senior editor Stengel ... This is a work of insightful social criticism' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'How ironic - a flatteringly solicited bit of flattery slapped on a book about flattery. But as YOU'RE TOO KIND reminds us, it's important to distinguish between mere flattery and honest praise: this book is really smart and funny and wise' Kurt Anderson, author of TURN OF THE CENTURY
'A comprehensive, humorous, and insightful history of man's sycophantic behavior' KIRKUS REVIEWS
'A funny and informative chronology of kiss-upmanship... (Flattery) deserves its own well-researched, thoughtful and often downright funny historical analysis. It's not mere flattery to state that Richard Stengel has delivered such a book' FORBES
'Mr Stengel has prepared an entertaining and at times surprisingly serious and disturbing meditation on flattery... A work that is lively to the point of occasional glibness, is analytically penetrating and theoretically sound' NEW YORK OBSERVER
'As a handbook on how to flatter, YOU'RE TOO KIND rules' SALON.COM BOOKS
'An engaging and original book' CHICAGO TRIBUNE
'Mr Stengel builds a narrative that offers both cultural history and utility' WASHINGTON TIMES
'YOU'RE TOO KIND is a learned and lucid examination of ass-kissing over the ages' WASHINGTON MONTHLY
'Stengel's writing is sharp and amusing' FORT WORTH STAR
'Far-reaching, wise-cracking' EVENING STANDARD
'Taking us from ancient history to modern psychology, Stengel offers plenty of sage advice in his guide to brown-nosing through the ages' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
'This is an amusing subject in the right hands, and Richard Stengel's enjoyment of it is infectious'
Hugh Massingberd, MAIL ON SUNDAY
'[A]Thorough, thoughtful and witty history of adulation, apple-saucing and how to kiss ass ... a technically accomplished book'
SUNDAY HERALD (GLASGOW)
'A genial yet totally serious study of a timeless activity'
BOOKS MAGAZINE
'The author of this wonderful book is a highly perceptive, uniquely talented scholar and gentleman. But that's enough apple-polishing, oily tongued boot-licking and sycophantic, fawning sweet talk for one review'
ABERDEEN PRESS & JOURNAL
'This witty volume is a great handbook for those of us who were behind the door when the ability to kiss ass was doled out...If you, too, are sick and tired of being trampled in the sycophantic rush, there are boot-licking tips aplenty in this potenitally life-enhancing book'
LIVERPOOL ECHO
'A wonderful, SUPER book' EVENING LEADER
'Illuminating, with insightful observations on the whole of human nature, this book is actually informative while being side-splittingly funny' GLASGOW EVENING TIMES

L'autore:

Richard Stengel was most recently a senior editor at Time and has contributed to The New Yorker, The New Republic, GQ, and MSNBC.com. He is the author of January Sun, a book about life in a small South African town, and he collaborated with Nelson Mandela on Long Walk to Freedom. Stengel lives in New York City with his wife and son.

VISIT THE AUTHOR'S WEB SITE AT
www.richardstengel.com

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0684854910
• ISBN 13: 9780684854915
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 315