A) All Ears by Michael Holden

As the author of All Ears will freely admit, theres nothing dignified about
listening to other peoples conversations, especially if these are thrust upon us
as we stand in crowded London bus, packed sardine-style with complete
strangers shouting into their mobile phones. No one, however, has ever
attempted to raise eavesdropping to an art form, or recognize what verbal
gems are being thrown around us every minute of our waking urban existence.
Gathered for the first time in a volume, and accompanied by Andy Watts iconic
illustrations, are Michael Holdens hit "stolen dialogues," which readers of the
Saturday Guardianwhere they were serialized since April 2005will
immediately recognize. The locations varyranging from Scotland to the South
Coastbut the focus is on the teeming city of London, with its noisy and
multifarious inhabitants, directly presented here in all its quirkiness, showing
how unusual and unscriptable everyday conversation can at times be. The book
includes previously unpublished vignettes, 15 color illustrations by Andy Watt,
scene-setting descriptions for each dialogue.
B. Talking from 9 to 5 Deborah Tannen

In her extraordinary international bestseller, You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen
transformed forever the way we look at intimate relationships between women and men. Now
she turns her keen ear and observant eye toward the workplace--where the ways in which men
and women communicate can determine who gets heard, who gets ahead, and what gets
done.

An instant classic, Talking From 9 to 5 brilliantly explains women's and men's conversational
rituals--and the language barriers we unintentionally erect in the business world. It is a unique
and invaluable guide to recognizing the verbal power games and miscommunications that
cause good work to be underappreciated or go unnoticed--an essential tool for promoting more
positive and productive professional relationships among men and women.

Exploring many of the questions

While doing research as a medical student at Yale and then as a resident and faculty member
at Harvard, Louann Brizendine discovered that almost all of the clinical data in existence on
neurology, psychology, and neurobiology focused exclusively on males. In response to the
overwhelming need for information on the female mind, Brizendine established the first clinic in
the country to study and treat womens brain function.

In The Female Brain, Dr. Brizendine distills all her findings and the latest information from the
scientific community in a highly accessible book that educates women about their unique
brain/body/behavior.

The result: women will come away from this book knowing that they have a lean, mean,
communicating machine. Men will develop a serious case of brain envy.
1. Read the book reviews and march each book with one of the brief description below.
a. A book about how womens minds work C
b. A humorous book about overhead conversations. A
c. A book about the differences between men and women at work B

2. Read the reviews again. Witch book..

a. Was written by a trained doctor? C
b. Was first published as a series of articles?
c. Is based on years of clinical research? C
d. Is not the first book the author has written on a similar topic? C
e. Reports day-to day conversations? A
f. Concentrates a communication problems? B
g. Claims to be exploring a new area of research? C
h. Has pictures in it? A
3. Do you think the reviews have been written by
a. Professional book critics?
b. The publishers?
4. Look at the reviews again and find words that mean:
a. Very tightly, without being able to more (Review A) sardine-style
b. Very busy and full of people (Review A) shouting into their mobile
phones
c. Varied (Review A) multifarious
d. Succeeds (Review B) gets heard
e. Put up (Review B) erect
f. Puzzled (Review C) overwhelming
g. Easy to understand and enjoy (Review C) truly comprehensive