Conversation Piece

by Bret Nicholaus, Paul Lowrie

The Conversation Piece will make you think twice about the everyday opinions you take for granted. What instrument is not music to your ears? If, for one day, you could have anything to yourself--any object or place--what would you choose? What food and beverage combination is your personal favorite? What movie character is most like you?
The Conversation Piece provides more than three hundred opportunities to explore creatively your thoughts about the world you live in. It's a book about you, about your friends--about everyone you know! If you were an entry in the dictionary, under which word would people find you? Ask yourself today. . . . You may change your mind tomorrow!

Genres: Self Help, Reference, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting book to read on long drives. Most of the questions are very thoughtful and fun, however it doesn't receive more stars because some questions are the "who cares" kind. The book provides some fun and cheap ways to learn and have new conversation with friends and family.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun questions esp. if it is hard for you to make small talk- like it is for me

[Rick Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of conversation-starter questions. The collection aims for fun: It avoids controversial topics, religion, and politics. There are some fun ideas here, but a lot of the questions fall into a general pattern of "if you could change [certain characteristic] of [certain common or iconic thing]...", to the point that reading it felt a little bit repetitive.

Still, it could serve as an amusing party distraction with the right group if not overused.

[Mugren Ohaly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as deep as I thought they would be. Plus, a lot of the questions are focused on American culture, rather than being global.

[Becky Everhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a pretty neat book. I originally purchased it at a hospital book sale in hopes of sharpening my conversational skills, as I am not adept in social situations. The questions never really filtered into my conversations in any major way, but I did find them helpful in getting to know myself. I also used the prompts in freewriting exercises, and the results could be fairly interesting. That said, this book would be a good addition to a creative writing course.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of fun for dinner parties of any size or long tortuous car trips!

[John Sorensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Book of questions to spark conversations

[Sunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple yet amazing.

[Scientia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a fun book not only to read for yourself but you could play it as a game between friends.