The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works

Author:   David Crystal ,  Derek Perkins
Publisher:   Tantor Audio
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9781665237918


Publication Date:   27 March 2018
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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Author:   David Crystal ,  Derek Perkins
Publisher:   Tantor Audio
Imprint:   Tantor Audio
ISBN:  

9781665237918


ISBN 10:   1665237910
Publication Date:   27 March 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Narrator Derek Perkins is a wonderful choice for this work on the art of eloquence by renowned language expert David Crystal.-- AudioFile David Crystal knows more about language than anyone alive, and here he applies his expertise and wisdom to the art of eloquence. This lively and endearing book explains why we respond to great speakers, and how you can become a better one. -- Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct Rhetoric has its own algebra, and Crystal deciphers it superbly. -- Times


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David Crystal is an independent scholar with lifelong experience as a lecturer, public speaker, and broadcaster. An honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Bangor, he lives in Holyhead, U.K. Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, as well as numerous Society of Voice Arts nominations. AudioFile magazine named him a Best Voice consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents, he has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.

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