Linguistic Communication and Speech Acts

by Robert M. Harnish and Kent Bach

Most people see trouble as something negative and seek to avoid it whenever possible. But what if it’s those troubles that actually lead to greater blessing and purpose? In The Blessing of Adversity , a retired U.S. Navy admiral and the 62nd chaplain of the U.S. Senate distills the wisdom gained from thirty years as a counselor, theologian, and psychologist. Barry Black offers a blueprint for removing the sting of life’s trials, showing us how to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262021366
• ISBN13: 9780262021364
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.