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Book SynopsisRead this fascinating book and you'll become a better listener, a better conversationalist and better company' Adam Kay
'A brilliant book on the art of conversation' Matt Haig
'A compulsory book for these divided times' Sathnam Sanghera
'An intriguing exploration of the importance of a proper chinwag' Sara Cox
'A terrific book from a terrific broadcaster. Worryingly good'' Jeremy Vine
'An insightful, important read' Stacey Dooley
'A genuinely brilliant broadcaster' Matthew Syed
'Fascinating and thought-provoking' Jane Fallon
'Informed, open-minded, fair, astute, caring and funny' Ricky Gervais
'A grand theory of conversation' Dan Snow
'The conversation king' Laura Whitmore
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Conversations are broken.
While effective dialogue is supposed to lead to greater fulfilment in our personal and
Trade ReviewWe're not currently in the golden era of conversation - it has either eroded away into emojis or escalated into online wildfires. Nihal is
a master of the art of conversation, one of the country's
finest and
smartest interviewers, and his book is both
brilliant and
necessary. Read this
fascinating book and you'll become a better listener, a
better conversationalist and
better company -- Adam Kay, bestselling author of
This is Going to HurtA
brilliant book on the art of conversation. It is entirely from the
heart, an
impassioned please for more
meaningful conversation amid this era of online squabbling and all too easy animosity. This isn't some half-hearted celeb effort . . . a very impassioned defence of
conversation as an art and one of the things that can
save and retain our humanity in a world of GIFs and emojis and fifteen second digital dopamine hits. Nihal
writes as well as he chats and this book is
great -- Matt Haig, bestselling author of
Reasons to Stay Alive Nihal is nothing less than the
most intelligent interviewer in British broadcasting, so I had high expectations for his book on conversations, and it
doesn't disappoint. It's
clever, original, surprising and reading it made me appreciate why he is so good at what he does - he
actually listens to the people he consults.
A compulsory book for these divided times -- Sathnam Sanghera, bestselling author of
Empireland An
intriguing exploration of the importance of a
proper chinwag by one of our most
brilliant broadcasters -- Sara Cox, bestselling author of
Till the Cows Come Home You won't want to check your phone while you're reading this. Nihal
hits the nail on the head - again, and again, and again. Breaking news: conversation isn't shouting at a crowd on social media. Nihal has
rediscovered the art and we are all winners as a result. A
terrific book from a
terrific broadcaster.
Worryingly good -- Jeremy Vine, author of
What I Learnt Turns out when he's interviewing all those
amazing folk on 5 Live he's taking it all in and constructing
a grand theory of conversation -- Dan Snow, host of the History Hit podcast and author of On
This Day in HistoryThere is
no more important task today than improving the conversations we all have. And there is
nobody better to guide us than Nihal Arthanayake -- Matthew d'Ancona, author of
Post TruthI'd like to say what a
great broadcaster Nihal is. Well on his way to becoming a
national treasure. Informed, open-minded, fair, astute, caring and funny.
A dying breed -- Ricky Gervais
An
insightful, important read -- Stacey Dooley, bestselling author of
On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight BackA
genuinely brilliant broadcaster -- Matthew Syed, bestselling author of
Rebel Ideas Fascinating and
thought-provoking -- Jane Fallon, author of 11
Sunday Times Top 10 Bestsellers
The
conversation king -- Laura Whitmore, bestselling author of
No One Can Change Your Life Except For YouBrilliant in the ear and just as brilliant on the page. Nihal has produced a
fascinating, informative and nuanced look at the very nature and need for conversation. To read him is to get a lesson from a
master practitioner of the art -- Anita Anand, author of
The Patient Assassin
