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The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Work
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The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Work Paperback - 1999

by Elgin, Suzette Haden

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A nationally recognized linguistics expert and author applies her acclaimed techniques for combating verbal violence to common on-the-job situations. Line illustrations.

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  • Title The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Work
  • Author Elgin, Suzette Haden
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A
  • Date 1999-12-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3932852-6
  • ISBN 9780735200890 / 0735200890
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 5.97 x 0.94 in (23.11 x 15.16 x 2.39 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Success in business, Business communication - Psychological
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99-46400
  • Dewey Decimal Code 153.6

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/1999, Page 662
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/15/1999, Page 52

About the author

Suzette Haden Elgin is the author of the bestselling Gentle Art series and The Grandmother Principles. She is associate professor emeritus of linguistics at San Diego State University and the author of two linguistics texts, as well as numerous science fiction novels. Founder and director of the Ozark Center for Language Studies, she is nationally recognized for her seminars and public speaking engagements as well as for her appearances on television and radio programs, including Weekend Today and National Public Radio.