{"product_id":"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":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMatalon, David; Woolsey, Chris\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eBanish awkward silences, boring weather talk, or (worst of all) the embarrassing conversation gaff with this pithy, hilarious guide to effortless party banter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Che Guevara? You mean the dancer?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43365597610239,"sku":"9780767922999","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780767922999_s600x595.jpg?v=1775583518","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780767922999","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}