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Richard Stengel You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery
Pocket Books 2001 0743415000 / 9780743415002 Paperback Like New
"'Brand New, Paperback, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases. Stengel takes us on a journey of flattery throughout the ages. Not so long ago, someone with too much time on his hands conducted a study that indicated that waiters who drew little smiley faces at the bottom of their checks received tips that were, on average, 10 percent higher than those of waiters who just brought their customers an unadorned check. This practice makes use of flattery insofar as it makes us feel that our waiter was happy to serve us, instead of just doing his job. We feel good about ourselves. We feel good about the waiter. We give him money. Over the years, people have offered many different definitions of and opinions on flattery, and flattery itself has changed ''from flattery as a technique for persuading a whole class of people to flattery as a technique for influencing a single person.'' Is it venal? Is it a victimless crime? Is it a diluted form of praise? Is it merely, as Lord Chest...'' ID: mon0000003664"
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Richard Stengel You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery
Pocket Books 2001 0743415000 / 9780743415002 Paperback Like New
"'Paperback, Like New, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine creases: back cover has some creases. Apparantly, flattery is in our genes. Richard Stengel takes us on a tour of flattery through the ages, from chimps to the God of the Old Testament, to the middle Ages, and on to Monica Lewinsky's love letters to the 'Big Creep'. According to Richard Stegel flattery is a form of survival. From the primates to the ancient world all the way to Hollywood, ''You're Too Kind'' presents a primer on flattery--where it originated, its development through the ages, and its myriad uses in contemporary culture.'' ID: mon0000003663"
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