{"product_id":"an-effort-to-understand-hearing-one-another-and-ourselves-in-a-nation-cracked-in-half-paperback","title":"An Effort to Understand: Hearing One Another (and Ourselves) in a Nation Cracked in Half - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An insightful book packed with wonderful writing, practical advice, and hope for a better, kinder future.\" --Jonathan Eig, author of \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're ready to give up. Throw up your hands and walk out the door. You don't know what else to say--to some dear family and close friends, let alone the crazy strangers that seem to populate half the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCongratulations: You're ready to read \u003ci\u003eAn Effort to Understand\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut don't worry. This is not a book about civility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, David Murray (blogger, speechwriter, rhetoric authority, and professional curmudgeon) is urging readers to join him in a near-spiritual movement, one that pushes us to consider communication as more than a means of persuading others to our way of thinking, but as a way of thinking all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his signature blend of wit, warmth, and four-letter words, Murray's essays tackle subjects from the specter of cancel culture and the responsibilities of citizenship to the art of dealing with annoying neighbors and the challenges of talking to kids about injustice. His words show that the personal and political gulfs between us are small compared to our common desire to connect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt may be a last-ditch effort, but Americans have a chance at trust, peace, and solidarity if we make an effort to speak more honestly and listen to understand.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause when it comes to communication, we're all the bad guys. Thankfully, we have a chance to be the good guys too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Murray \u003c\/b\u003eheads the global Professional Speechwriters Association and comments daily on communication issues on his popular blog Writing Boots. He is an award-winning journalist and is editor and publisher of \u003ci\u003eVital Speeches of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the world's longest continuously published magazines. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRaised By Mad Men\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir about his advertising parents, and co-author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eTell My Sons: A Father's Last Letters\u003c\/i\u003e. The son of two writers, Murray grew up in Hudson, Ohio, and studied English at Kent State University before moving to Chicago to make his own writing life. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Cristie Bosch, and daughter, Scout Murray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 225\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42102298640519,"sku":"9781633310483","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/444072d3692bc26d45fe98466c052c2b.webp?v=1732402160","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/an-effort-to-understand-hearing-one-another-and-ourselves-in-a-nation-cracked-in-half-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}