I never Metaphor I Didn't Like[我最喜爱的比喻法]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mardy Grothe（马蒂·格罗思） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2008-08
• ISBN 9780061358135
• 定价 134.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Describingsomethingbyrelatingittoanotherthingistheessenceofmetaphoricalthought.Itisoneoftheoldestactivitiesofhumankind—andoneofthemostimpressivewhendoneskillfully.Throughouthistory,manymastersofmetaphorhavecraftedobservationsthataresospectaculartheyhavetakenupapermanentresidenceinourminds.

InINeverMetaphorIDidn'tLike,quotationmavenDr.MardyGrothefixeshisattentiononthethreesuperstarsoffigurativelanguage—analogies,metaphors,andsimiles.Theresultisanextraordinarycompilationofnearly2,000featsofassociationthatwillentertain,educate,andoccasionallyinspirequotationloverseverywhere.

Inthisintellectualsmorgasbord,theauthorofOxymoronicaandVivalaReparteeexplainsfigurativelanguageinarefreshinglydown-to-earthwaybeforetakingreadersonatourofhistory'sgreatestwordpictures.Inchaptersonwit,love,sex,stageandscreen,insults,politics,sports,andmore,youwillfindquotationsfromAristotleandMayaAngeloutoGeorgeWashingtonandOprahWinfrey.

【作者简介】

Dr.MardyGrotheisapsychologist,managementconsultant,andplatformspeaker.HereceivedhisPh.D.inpsychologyfromColumbiaUniversity.TheauthorofOxymoronica,VivalaRepartee,andNeverLetaFoolKissYouoraKissFoolYou,heisapopularspeakerattheannualconventionsoftradeandprofessionalassociations.Hehasalsobeeninterviewedextensivelyonradioandtelevisionontopicsrangingfromproblembossestotheartofrepartee.HeliveswithhiswifeKatherineinRaleigh,NorthCarolina.