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Language
English
Description
"Esquire editor and Entrepreneur etiquette columnist Ross McCammon delivers a funny and authoritative guide that provides the advice you really need to be confident and authentic at work, even when you have no idea what's going on. Ten years ago, before he got a job at Esquire magazine and way before he became the etiquette columnist at Entrepreneur magazine, Ross McCammon, editor at an in-flight magazine, was staring out a second-floor window at...
Author
Language
English
Description
To live a long, healthy and serene life we need the crucial help of a network of caring people ? we need social support. In order to gain and keep social support we need social skills. Choosing Civility re-discovers and expounds the essential skills that allow us to live well among others.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
148 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to behave: what to talk about, what to wear, how to eat....
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"We all know bad manners when we see them, " the author observes at the beginning of his new book. But what, he asks, do good manners look like in our day and age? When someone answers their cell phone in the middle of dining with you, or runs you off the sidewalk with their doublewide stroller, or you enter a post apocalyptic public restroom, the long-revered wisdom of Emily Post can seem downright prehistoric. Troubled by the absence of good manners...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xx, 267pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"No one learns 'etiquette' anymore (except by embarrassing trial and error). But manners are more than a dusty tradition: Done right, they make life easier--for everyone! That's why Sandi Toksvig highlights decency rather than convention in this entertaining guide, "--Amazon.com.
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Series
Publisher
Wiley
Language
English
Description
Your expert guide to the dos and don'ts of getting married
Your wedding should be fun, exciting, and worry-free-but most brides, grooms, and their families run into sticky situations or unique circumstances that surround etiquette. Now, there's a definitive guide that provides the solutionsfor all those dilemmas big and small.
Wedding Etiquette For Dummies provides sound information and guidance-whether it's deciding how to
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Series
Pigeon (Picture books) volume 5
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
22 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Chester teaches his good friend Dudunya about napkins, "full-mouthed speaking accidents, " and other important aspects of proper mealtime behavior.
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