{"product_id":"9781405112376","title":"The Rhetoric of RHETORIC The Quest for Effective Communication","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley-Blackwell Manifestos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Rhetoric of RHETORIC\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Quest for Effective Communication\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWayne C. Booth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Rhetoric\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1961).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practising a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eWayne C. Booth\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Service Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Chicago. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1961), \u003ci\u003eA Rhetoric of Irony\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eCritical Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003eThe Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eThe Craft of Research\u003c\/i\u003e (with Williams and Colomb, 1994), and \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of It: Amateuring and Its Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). Like most of his publications, his teaching has concentrated on diverse ways of improving human communication.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 November 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405112376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377974079628,"sku":"9781405112376","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405112376_ff81bad7-8f05-4185-9680-46730013c143.jpg?v=1780174980","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405112376","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}