{"product_id":"the-concise-guide-to-sounding-david-matalon-9780767922999","title":"The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties: An Irreverent Compendium of Must-Know Info from Sputnik to Smallpox and Marie Curie to Mao","description":"\u003cb\u003eBanish awkward silences, boring weather talk, or (worst of all) the embarrassing conversation gaff with this pithy, hilarious guide to effortless party banter. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe've all been there. You're at a party, surrounded by the most important people in your life. You're cool. You're casual. You're witty and urbane. Until suddenly, quite unexpectedly, things take a turn for the worse when a subject thought to be common knowledge is lobbed your way. A hush falls over the room and every head seems to swivel expectantly in your direction. \u003cbr\u003e ART: SET THESE OFF IN A DIFFERENT COLOR?]\u003cbr\u003e\"Rasputin. Sure, Rasputin. The Russian guy, right? Who . . . who . . . whooooo was Russian.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Che Guevara? You mean the dancer?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Oh my God  Mao Tse-tung? They have the best chicken with cashews \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties \u003c\/i\u003ewas written with just this moment in mind. In fourteen pain-free, laughter-filled chapters, authors David Matalon and Chris Woolsey brush away years of cobwebs on subjects as wide-ranging as the typical round of \u003ci\u003eJeopardy\u003c\/i\u003e war, science, politics, philosophy, the arts, business, literature, music, religion, and more. \u003cbr\u003eArmed with \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties, \u003c\/i\u003eyou'll know that Chicago Seven wasn't a boy band, Martin Luther never fought for civil rights, and Franz Kafka isn't German for \"I have a bad cold.\" You'll be the smart one who's the center of conversation--and nothing beats that feeling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Matalon, Chris Woolsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767922999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767922999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2006 pg. 76","brand":"David Matalon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926000402687,"sku":"9780767922999","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b6f2bd94-beb3-4dc7-a1c6-e5cc34f8205d.jpg?v=1681080609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-concise-guide-to-sounding-david-matalon-9780767922999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}