Download or read book The Art of the Compliment written by Christie Matheson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A few well-chosen words can elicit smiles, inspire happiness, transform moods, and turn a bad day into a good one. Philosopher William James once said, “The deepest principle in human nature is the desire to be appreciated.” This is a fun, fabulous, reader-friendly book all about compliments—the history of compliments, how to use them, best-loved compliments, and how to take them.