“YOU CAN’T NOT COMMUNICATE ^2”

By: David Grossman

ISBN: 978-0-615-45175-6

The title is a mouthful.  Incredibly true.  But a mouthful. So I will refer to “You Can’t Not Communicate ^2” as ‘the book’ or YCNC2.  Beyond the clear message conveyed by the title, communication, let me say this is the most beautifully produced book I have seen in years.

By eyeball estimate,…

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