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Understanding Human Communication

For over three decades, this has been the bestselling text for the Human Communication course. Understanding Human Communication is written with one goal in mind: to provide students with the insights and skills to succeed in our changing world. Fully updated and expanded to include more information on culture and communication, gender and communication, and the effects of technology and social media on communication, this twelfth edition also features two new types of boxes, "Understanding Diversity" and "@Work," as well as new annotated sample speeches.

Paperback: 528 pages

Publisher: Oxford University Press; 12 edition (November 22, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0199334323

ISBN-13: 978-0199334322

Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #5,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Books > Textbooks > Communication & Journalism > Communications #12 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Communication & Media Studies #16 in Books > Reference > Words, Language & Grammar > Communication

I was expecting my Interpersonal Communications class to be a bore, but this book wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It uses great examples, and explains things fairly well (with nice diagrams to boot). I felt that a lot of of the other social sciences were brought into this book or, at least, that there were overlapping concepts -- something that I personally thought was great.

Poor quality. And the book got a little worse when I had it and I am very stressed that I am going to get charged even though there were many problems with it before i got it. Unimpressed. Will not rent a book again.

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Very cheap book for my communications class! The pages of the book were flawless! No rips, tears, are markings. I had plenty of time to return this book after my semester was finished too. I highly recommend this seller!

There was a booger on the cover. I mean, I know college isn't​ always a super good time, and life gets tough. But booger whipping, really.

Good product. Would give it five stars, however upon opening the packaging I noticed the back cover and the first few back pages had a cut straight down the book and a few dents on the top left corners.

Got the book in the mail this afternoon, and it was so dirty it took 4 sanitation wipes and alcohol wipes to get this clean. The book smells and am thinking i may need gloves when doing my home work. Not very happy with the product.

Great! book if you are studying comm 103, it;s self explanatory. You will learn and understand better from this book about communicating with others

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