The Art of Conversation

A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure

By: Catherine Blyth

Narrated by: Catherine Blyth

Abridged CDs * 2 CDs, 2 hours

A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways.

Critic reviews

"In this handy guide to civilized banter, Blyth reintroduces the craft of modern discourse."
-Elle

"The Art of Conversation will make your next foray into a bar or business reception much more entertaining [...] it will help both wallflowers and those lost in cyberspace achieve conversational connections."
-Los Angeles Times

"Witty, eloquent and insightful, Blyth's books is a delightful encouragement to rediscover conversation as the best communication technology."
-Publishers Weekly

Repeat

Chapter 1 loops over. Was this the author’s intention? If not, audible should change it. Also I’m not sure if the complete book is only two chapters. Those two are the only chapters available.

Missing a Majority of the Book

For some reason, this book only includes the first few chapters. Of course, Catherine is a delightful narrator...but this book lacks completeness and is not worth the cost (and trauma) to be forced to re-listen to the beginning bits of the book.

Audible, please replace this recording with the full version. If not available, please edit the description to include this information. It's misleading to not disclose this information to customers.

the worst

The first chapter repeats and the content is terrible. So unhelpful. Don't waste your credits or your time.

Couldn’t understand the accent

I wound rather read its book. Not understanding at all. It’s short and could have be been useful but I can barely understand the girl

Mawled audio but pleasant book

Unfortunately, the recording starts from again at the beginning around minute 40. If you can skip to minute 40 and start listening from there, this is a pleasant and informative read. I loved 40+ from there!