An incisive study of the mother-daughter relationship by the author of You Just Don't Understand examines every aspect of this complex bond and shows how to improve communication within a family by developing an understanding of the o...

"Tannen combines a novelist's ear for the way people speak with a rare power of original analysis....Fascinating."—Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and The Mind's EyeIn That's Not What I Meant...

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS LINGUIST OFFERS A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE--AND A REVOLUTIONARY LANGUAGE TO LIVE BY!In her #1 bestseller You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen showed why talking to someone of ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLERConversations between sisters reveal a deep and constant tug between two dynamics—an impulse toward closeness and an impulse toward competition. It takes just a word from your sister to start you laughing, or...

This warm, wise exploration of female friendship from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Just Don't Understand will help women lean into these powerful relationships.A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK Best friend, old friend...