Bad News, Good News: Conversational Order in Everyday Talk and Clinical Settings

By Douglas W. Maynard

Book Overview

When we share or receive good or bad news, from ordinary events such as the birth of a child to public catastrophes such as 9/11, our "old" lives come to an end, and suddenly we enter a new world. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226511944
• ISBN13: 9780226511948
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"