Your neighbor denounces cellular telephones as instruments of the devil. Your niece swears that no one expects thank-you letters anymore. Your father-in-law insists that married women have to take their husbands' names. Your guests plead that asking them to commit themselves to attending your party ruins the spontaneity. Who is right?
Miss Manners, of course. With all those amateurs issuing unauthorized etiquette pronouncements, aren't you glad that there is a gold standard to consult about what has really changed and what has not?
The freshly updated version of the classic bestseller includes the latest letters, essays, and illustrations, along with the laugh-out-loud wisdom of Miss Manners as she meets the new millennium of American misbehavior head-on. This wickedly witty guide rules on the challenges brought about by our ever-evolving society, once again proving that etiquette, far from being an optional extra, is the essential currency of a civilized world.
By:
Judith Martin Illustrated by:
Gloria Kamen Imprint: Norton Country of Publication: United States Edition: Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 188mm,
Spine: 46mm
Weight: 1.336kg ISBN:9780393058741 ISBN 10: 0393058743 Pages: 864 Publication Date:08 January 2010 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior
[Judith Martin] is an extremely useful philosopher, and I consult her frequently, in order to behave better. -- Daniel Handler - New York Times Book Review