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Your'e Too Kind
A Brief History of Flattery
Taschenbuch von Richard Stengel
Sprache: Englisch

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From the primates to the ancient world all the way to Hollywood, "You're Too Kind" presents a primer on flattery--where it originated, its development through the ages, and its myriad uses in contemporary culture.
From the primates to the ancient world all the way to Hollywood, "You're Too Kind" presents a primer on flattery--where it originated, its development through the ages, and its myriad uses in contemporary culture.
Über den Autor
Richard Stengel was Time’s sixteenth from 2006 to 2013. He is also the author of several books, including Mandela's Way and Information Wars. He graduated from Princeton and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents

Introduction

A Word or Two on the Etymology of Flattery


Chapter 1 Everyone Has a Hierarchy

Chapter 2 You Can Take It with You

Chapter 3 Flatter Me or Else

Chapter 4 Flattery Is Undemocratic

Chapter 5 The Invention of Romantic Flattery

Chapter 6 The Courtier's Guide to How to Flatter

Chapter 7 American Transparency

Chapter 8 How Flattery Won Friends and Influenced People

Chapter 9 The Science of Ingratiation

Chapter 10 The Capitals of Modern Flattery

Epilogue: How to Flatter Without Getting Caught

Appendix

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780684854922
ISBN-10: 0684854929
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stengel, Richard
Hersteller: Simon & Schuster
Maße: 216 x 140 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Richard Stengel
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2002
Gewicht: 0,456 kg
Artikel-ID: 104604302
Über den Autor
Richard Stengel was Time’s sixteenth from 2006 to 2013. He is also the author of several books, including Mandela's Way and Information Wars. He graduated from Princeton and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents

Introduction

A Word or Two on the Etymology of Flattery


Chapter 1 Everyone Has a Hierarchy

Chapter 2 You Can Take It with You

Chapter 3 Flatter Me or Else

Chapter 4 Flattery Is Undemocratic

Chapter 5 The Invention of Romantic Flattery

Chapter 6 The Courtier's Guide to How to Flatter

Chapter 7 American Transparency

Chapter 8 How Flattery Won Friends and Influenced People

Chapter 9 The Science of Ingratiation

Chapter 10 The Capitals of Modern Flattery

Epilogue: How to Flatter Without Getting Caught

Appendix

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780684854922
ISBN-10: 0684854929
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stengel, Richard
Hersteller: Simon & Schuster
Maße: 216 x 140 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Richard Stengel
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2002
Gewicht: 0,456 kg
Artikel-ID: 104604302
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