A review by donifaber
The Lost Art of Good Conversation: A Mindful Way to Connect with Others and Enrich Everyday Life by Sakyong Mipham

4.0

Much better than the average self-help book because it focuses on the big picture, focusing on a conversant as a warrior waging battle to achieve peace. Mipham defines words in really interesting, mind-spinning ways, such as "aggression as wanting things to be anything but what they are." It has moments of reflection at the end of each chapter to help you apply the concepts. I found myself underlining a lot. The best distillation of its message is: "A good conversation is the constant embodiment of living in the challenge of never giving up on others. Simultaneously, it is the heroic gesture of not giving up on ourselves."