{"product_id":"effective-communication-with-idgits-abigail-c-dodd-9798272843883","title":"Effective Communication with Idgits: A Practical Guide For the Frustrated yet Hopeful","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe PERFECT gift (stocking stuffer or bathroom book?), \u003ci\u003eEffective Communication with Idgits\u003c\/i\u003e is a humor-laced field guide for anyone who has ever tried to have a reasonable conversation with an unreasonable human. Blending faux-academic structure with painfully recognizable reality, this book dissects nine classic communication disruptors - The Interrupter, The One-Upper, The Meeting Hijacker, The Keyboard Philosopher, The Melodramatic Menance, The Pseudo-Expert, The Over-Explainer, Captain Obvious, and The Ghost Texter - and offers practical, dignity-preserving ways to talk to them without surrendering your intelligence or your blood pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts anthropology, satire, and survival manual, this book doesn't ask you to fix people - it teaches you how to stay\u003cbr\u003esane while coexisting with them. Whether the Idgit in question sits across the conference table, shares your DNA, or replies to texts on a biblical timeline, you'll find strategies to preserve your patience and your humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for people who think, feel, and occasionally mutter \"why is it so hard to talk to people?\", this is a guide for the frustrated but hopeful - those who still believe communication is worth attempting, even when the conversation is stacked against you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail C. Dodd,Penny J. Prather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798272843883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Abigail C. Dodd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170886754559,"sku":"9798272843883","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/effective-communication-with-idgits-abigail-c-dodd-9798272843883","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}