{"product_id":"9781456743567","title":"Hoots and Grunts","description":"\u003ccenter\u003eGuilty as Charged!\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt one time or another all of us have been guilty of committing at least one, and perhaps several, of the most common communication faux pas that are aptly illustrated in Paul Bovino’s opus with a tooth, Hoots and Grunts.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author holds up the “mirror,” and it is impossible not to recognize ourselves as we interrupt, off er unsolicited opinions, use communication devices inappropriately, and unknowingly continue to tarnish our verbal communication—-the image of ourselves that we project, and consequently, the depth of our relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we learn through direct, sometimes somewhat caustically off ered examples and anecdotes throughout the book, we come to realize that very often our communication “slips” are showing, and what comes from our mouths in the form of words and attitude can inadvertently be annoying, off -setting, and even a complete “turn-off .”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile so many of Bovino’s observations should ring a bell with most if not all of us, Hoots and Grunts, with its own somewhat off beat stylings, off ers solutions for how much of the off ending behavior can be refi ned, and even demonstrably rectified.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoots and Grunts spares few words (and even fewer thoughts and opinions), and is, at its very least, pointed, and, at its extreme, biting. But the “mirror” doesn’t lie, and aptly refl ects how we might be being perceived and subsequently received by others; and, that there is always room for improvement, resulting in vastly better, and possibly even profound, communication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155182862576,"sku":"9781456743567","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456743567_p0.jpg?v=1763871881","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456743567","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}