You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation

William Morrow Paperbacks, 2007. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. From the author of New York Times bestseller You're Wearing That? this best selling classic work draws upon groundbreaking research by an acclaimed soc iolinguist to show that women and men live in different worlds, made of dif ferent words. Women and men live in different worlds...made of different words. Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural a nd intellectual phenomenon. This is the book that brought gender difference s in ways of speaking to the forefront of public awareness. With a rare com bination of scientific insight and delightful, humorous writing, Tannen sho ws why women and men can walk away from the same conversation with complete ly different impressions of what was said. Studded with lively and entertaining examples of real conversations, this book gives you the tools to understand what went wrong -- and to find a common language in which to strengthen relationships at work and at home. A classic in the field of interpersonal relations, this book will change forever the way you approach conversations.