The Art of the Compliment: Using Kind Words with Grace and Style

by Christie Matheson

Overview

A few well-chosen words can elicit smiles, inspire happiness, transform moods, and turn a bad day into a good one. Philosopher William James once said, “The deepest principle in human nature is the desire to be appreciated.” This is a fun, fabulous, reader-friendly book all about compliments—the history of compliments, how to use them, best-loved compliments, and how to take them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626369757
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	06/23/2009
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Christie Matheson is a writer whose work has appeared in Body & Soul, Glamour, Shape, Boston, San Francisco, Yoga Journal, and The Boston Globe Magazine. She is coauthor of The Confetti Cakes Cookbook, Vineyard Harvest: A Year of Good Food on Martha's Vineyard, and Tea Party and is the author and photographer of the outdoor travel book Discover Rhode Island. She lives in San Francisco, CA.