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Right now, as I sit here at the keyboard, off to my right, I'm looking at a book called The Art of Civilized Conversation. I guess it's called an art because so few people can actually speak in coherant sentences. I mean talk to another person, face to face, full eye contact, and speak with some semblence of intelligence. Do people need a book? Have we become so computer dependant, so LOL and OMG deficient that we need a book on how to speak? I need a book that's titled, "Shut the F*ck Up and Listen for Once in Your Life." It's diffcult to understand that anyone over age two needs a book that teaches the somone how to speak. I mean WTF?