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THE CONCISE GUIDE TO SOUNDING SMART AT PARTIES
By: David Matalon, Chris Woolsey
An Irreverent Compendium of Must-Know Info from Sputnik to Smallpox and Marie Curie to Mao
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October 2006
On Sale: October 10, 2006
320 pages
ISBN: 0767922999
EAN: 9780767922999
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Banish awkward silences, boring weather talk, or (worst of all) the embarrassing conversation gaff with this pithy, hilarious guide to effortless party banter.
Weโve all been there. Youโre at a party, surrounded by the most important people in your life. Youโre cool. Youโre casual. Youโre witty and urbane. Until suddenly, quite unexpectedly, things take a turn for the worse when a subject thought to be common knowledge is lobbed your way. A hush falls over the room and every head seems to swivel expectantly in your direction.
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โRasputin. Sure, Rasputin. The Russian guy, right? Who . . . who . . . whooooo was Russian.โ
โChe Guevara? You mean the dancer?โ
โOh my God! Mao Tse-tung? They have the best chicken with cashews!โ
The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties was written with just this moment in mind. In fourteen pain-free, laughter-filled chapters, authors David Matalon and Chris Woolsey brush away years of cobwebs on subjects as wide-ranging as the typical round of Jeopardy: war, science, politics, philosophy, the arts, business, literature, music, religion, and more.
Armed with The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties, youโll know that Chicago Seven wasnโt a boy band, Martin Luther never fought for civil rights, and Franz Kafka isnโt German for โI have a bad cold.โ Youโll be the smart one whoโs the center of conversationโand nothing beats that feeling.
 Media BuzzGood Morning America - December 6, 2006
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