Banish awkward silences, boring weather talk, or (worst of
all) the embarrassing conversation gaff with this pithy,
hilarious
guide to effortless party banter.
We’ve all been
there.
You’re at a party, surrounded by the most important people
in your
life. You’re cool. You’re casual. You’re 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. [ART: SET THESE OFF IN A DIFFERENT
COLOR?] “Rasputin. Sure, Rasputin. The Russian guy,
right? Who . . . who . . . whooooo was Russian.”
“Che
Guevara? You mean the dancer?”
“Oh my God! Mao
Tse-tung? They have the best chicken with
cashews!” 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, you’ll
know that Chicago Seven wasn’t a boy band, Martin Luther
never fought
for civil rights, and Franz Kafka isn’t German for “I have a
bad cold.”
You’ll be the smart one who’s the center of conversation—and
nothing
beats that feeling.
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