I Only Say This Because I Love You: How The Way We Talk Can Make Or Break Family Relationships Throughout Our Lives

Tannen, Deborah

ISBN 10: 0671576321 ISBN 13: 9780671576325

Publisher: Sound Ideas, 2001

Synopsis

A guide to communicating better within families explains how to untie the knots that often hamper important discussions and how to enhance personal relationships among family members by understanding the art of conversation and listening.

About this title

About the Author:

Deborah Tannen is the author of You Just Don't Understand, which was on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly four years, including eight months at number one, and has been translated into twenty-six languages. Among her many books are The Argument Culture, Talking from 9 to 5, and That's Not What I Meant! A linguistics professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., she is a frequent guest on such radio and television shows as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, Good Morning America, CNN's TalkBack Live, and NPR's All Things Considered.

From AudioFile:

With vignettes and examples that will be familiar to everyone, the author explores how the many aspects of caring for one another can get jumbled up when expressed within the confines of language. "Did you see that there is salmon on the menu?" and "You put onions in your dressing?" are messages that seem innocent enough, unless they are asked of someone who has high blood pressure or who makes terrible dressing. She calls the unspoken feelings "the metamessage" and provides a marvelous guide for understanding these messages in marriages and extended families. Tannen's humility takes nothing away from the importance of these ideas, and her natural speaking rhythm is a delight. T.W. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Sound Ideas
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0671576321
• ISBN 13: 9780671576325
• Binding: Audio Cassette