Social Skills & Relationships

The Art of Listening (1958) Title: “The Art of Listening” Author: DOMINICK A. BARBARA, M.D., F.A.P.A. Publisher: CHARLES C THOMAS Springfield • Illinois • U.S.A. Year of Publication: 1958 Pages: ~212 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/58014063 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term EXCERPT: “LISTENING is [...]

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How To Run Better Meetings (1957) Title: “How To Run Better Meetings” Author: EDWARD J. HEGARTY Publisher: McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC. Year of Publication: 1957 Pages: ~328 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/57010906 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term INTRODUCTION: “How Much Time Do You Spend [...]

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How To Develop A Better Speaking Voice (1959) Title: “How To Develop A Better Speaking Voice” Author: MARJORIE HELLIER Publisher: WILSHIRE BOOK COMPANY, CALIFORNIA Year of Publication: 1959 Pages: ~126 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/59013321 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term FOREWORD: Have you ever [...]

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How To Speak In Public (1906) Title: “How To Speak In Public” Author: GRENVILLE KLEISER Publisher: FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON Year of Publication: 1906 Pages: ~544 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/unk82043598 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term PREFACE: “The demand for [...]

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How To Make A Success Of Your Marriage (1953) Title: “How To Make A Success Of Your Marriage” Author: EUSTACE CHESSER, M. D. Publisher: ROY PUBLISHERS, AN., NEW YORK Year of Publication: 1953 Pages: ~124 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/52068763 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter [...]

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How To Write A Speech (1951) Title: “How To Write A Speech” Author: EDWARD J. HEGARTY Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. New York Year of Publication: 1951 Pages: ~240 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/51000828 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term PREFACE: “Anybody can deliver a [...]

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How To Succeed With Women Without Even Really Trying (1957) Title: “How To Succeed With Women Without Even Really Trying” Author: Shepherd Mead Publisher: BALLANTINE BOOKS NEW YORK Year of Publication: 1957 Pages: ~128 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/57014681 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term [...]

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Sparks of Laughter – Suggestions To Toastmasters, How To Tell A Funny Story (1921) Title: “Sparks of Laughter – Suggestions To Toastmasters, How To Tell A Funny Story” Author: STEWART ANDERSON Publisher: STEWART ANDERSON, INC., NEW YORK CITY Year of Publication: 1921 Pages: ~96 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/21020756 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United [...]

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Speaking to Persuade (1960) Title: “Speaking to Persuade” Author: LeROY BROWN Publisher: The Naylor Company, San Antonio, Texas Year of Publication: 1960 Pages: ~140 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/60010654 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term INTRODUCTION: “In the teaching of speech, the tendency has too [...]

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Stories And Toasts For After Dinner (1914) Title: “Stories And Toasts For After Dinner” Author: NATHANIEL C. FOWLER, JR Publisher: NEW YORK, GEORGE SULLY AND COMPANY Year of Publication: 1914 Pages: ~219 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/14002197 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term PREFACE: “THE [...]

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The Toaster’s Handbook (1916) Title: “The Toaster’s Handbook” Author: Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth) Publisher: New York, The H.W. Wilson Company Year of Publication: 1916 Pages: ~605 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/42032165 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term INTRODUCTION: “Nothing so frightens a man as [...]

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Speech Power: Magic Shortcut To Success (1962) Title: “Speech Power: Magic Shortcut To Success” Author: Adelbert Brown Publisher: PRENTICE-HALL,  INC. Englewood Cliffs, N. J. Year of Publication: 1962 Pages: ~253 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/62010826 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term PROLOGUE: “We habitually live [...]

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Modern Sex Techniques (1959) Title: “Modern Sex Techniques” Author: Robert Street Publisher: ARCHER HOUSE, INC., NEW YORK Year of Publication: 1959 Pages: ~234 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/58059580 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term INTRODUCTION: “NOT so long ago, the British Bar Association admitted that [...]

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Making Good Talk – How To Improve Your Conversation (1950) Title: “Making Good Talk -  How To Improve Your Conversation” Author: AUSTIN J. APP, PH.D. Publisher: THE BRUCE PUBLISHING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE Year of Publication: 1950 Pages: ~184 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/50009793 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of [...]

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Hints For Lovers (1909) Title: “Hints For Lovers” Author: Arnold Haultain Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company : New York Year of Publication: 1909 Pages: ~131 LOC Catalog Entry: http://lccn.loc.gov/09028258 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term INTRODUCTION: “A girl is a complicated thing.  It is made [...]

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The Art of Dating (1958)  Title: “The Art of Dating” Author: EVELYN MILLIS DUVALL, PH.D. Publisher: ASSOCIATION PRESS, NEW YORK Year of Publication: 1958 Pages: ~ 248 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term PREFACE: THIS BOOK is written for young people and the adults who [...]

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Why Marriages Go Wrong (1958) Title: “Why Marriages Go Wrong – Hazards to Marriage and How to Overcome Them” Author: JAMES H. S. BOSSARD and ELEANOR STOKER BOLL Publisher: THE RONALD PRESS COMPANY – NEW YORK Year of Publication: 1958 Pages: ~ 230 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule [...]

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Dickson’s How to Speak In Public Title: “Dickson’s How to Speak In Public” – Author: HENRY DICKSON Publisher: PRESS OF THE BLAKELY-OSWALD COMPANY CHICAGO Year of Publication: 1911 Pages: ~ 250 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term FROM THE BOOK: PREFACE Nearly every person [...]

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Success Thru Public Speaking (1959) Title: “Success Thru Public Speaking” Author: JOSEPH T. KARCHER, LL.B. Publisher: THE MICHIE COMPANY Law Publishers CHARLOTTESVILLE,  VA. Year of Publication: 1959 Pages: ~ 199 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term PREFACE: “It took about one year to write this [...]

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101 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Marry (1949) Title: “101 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Marry” Author: SYLVANUS M. DUVALL, S.T.M., Ph.D. Publisher: Association Press, New York Year of Publication: 1949 Pages: ~183 Copyright Status: Public Domain in the United States and countries following the rule of the shorter term Forward: Before you [...]

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