The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of distinction between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards.
-- Sir William Francis Butler
Designed for the first course in interpersonal communication, the Sixth Edition retains the features that have contributed to its long-standing success: a clear, conversational writing style; and the self-contained Lab Manual that includes case studies, exercises, and examples which link principles and practices in an experiential environment.