Background
Thompson, Mary B. was born on December 11, 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Henry Charles and Marjorie Murray Keller.
(A word survival guide for real life. This book shows how ...)
A word survival guide for real life. This book shows how words we use and hear lead, or mislead, persuade or intimidate, connect or alienate and heal or hurt, all of us.
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B.S. Detecting is a word survival guide for real life, useful from Page One. It warns that "B.S." can be any language, including "good" words like promises, praise, or claimed facts that can hurt you until you learn to see it clearly. Then it provides specific, easy to remember word tools to help you cope with possibly hazardous language in any situation. A second set of tools guides you to words likely to succeed at clearing up misunderstandings, encouraging, bonding, ending arguments. These techniques and insights empower you, letting you control language and stop letting it control you. The tools spring from tested knowledge about how words affect our feelings, thoughts, actions. They draw from semantics, psychology, philosophy, Madison Avenue wordspinning, and the verbal trench warfare of politics and high pressure sales. They're being used on you every day. The book levels the playing field, showing you how these tools work. Technical terms are translated into plain English and familiar images. Book's information-rich, but not pompous. It reads like a tough love aunt who yells Stop! when you need it, comforts you in pain, then helps you laugh at words that used to mislead or hurt you. Warnings include word patterns typical of abusers, con artists, and predators. Practical tips show how to survive high pressure sales and investment swindles. You'll share laughter at phonies, liars, cheats, windbags, and critics, at home, office, social club. neighborhood, City Hall, on TV. The book can help a wide range of readers. Each chapter's Exercises let discussion groups or workshops plug in readers' examples of word logjams or verbal abuse. Or share insights or victories. A group could stop with just simple "get everyone on the same page" techniques and benefit a loosely organized meeting. Other readers want to work through later topics dealing with more complex ways words connect or alienate, encourage or intimidate, and heal or hurt all of us. Best of all, although it takes a book to explain all the specific techniques, once you've read them, they flash into your mind as fast as a glance at your car's dashboard shows levels of gas, oil, engine heat all at once, instantly informing you if you're okay or you'd better pull over now!
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Thompson, Mary B. was born on December 11, 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Henry Charles and Marjorie Murray Keller.
Bachelor in Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 1957. Master of Arts in Secondary Education, New York University, 1961. Master of Arts in Creative Writing, New York University, 1961.
ABD in Higher Education Administration, New York University, 1969.
Researcher Ruder & Finn Incorporated, New York York City, 1958—1960. Television script writer Philco Corporation, 1961, Philadelphia, 1961. Faculty New Lincoln School, New York City, 1961—1964, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1964—1968.
Freelance writer, 1968—1981. Freelance writer public relations Albany, New York, 1981—1985. Real estate developer, 1985—1990.
Author, public Melior Press, Leesburg, Florida, 1997—2000. Author, illustrator The Lighthouse Press, Deerfield Beach, since 2000. Member curriculum committee Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1966.
Volunteer teacher advanced English classes Leesburg High School.
(A word survival guide for real life. This book shows how ...)
(B.S. Detecting is a word survival guide for real life, us...)
Member of Noah's Lost Arkansas Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wildlife Land Trust, Sierra Club, South Lake Animal League, Kappa Delta Pi.