Miss Manners' Guide for the Turn-Of-The-Millennium
Autor Judith Martinen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 1990
From somewhat classic queries:
* What do I wear to a job interview/felony trial/jacuzzi?
* Where does the soup spoon/seafood fork/butter knife go?
To comments on truly modern phenomena:
* Call waiting is like a child screaming for attention
* Leaky earphones are the equivalent of humming
To strictly personal do's and don'ts:
* Don't communicate everything in a marriage ("I had the wildest dream about a man at my office...")
* Do continue the ancient custom of mealtimes, that is, breakfast, lunch, and dinner
And professional guidelines:
* Don't start grabbing company property after being fired
* If a candy dish is on the visitor's side of a receptionist's desk, it is for visitors...
Miss Manners offers consistently sound, sage advice to her Gentle Readers.
With a tipping guide (including coat checks and pizza deliveries), sections devoted to both traditional and nontraditional households, details on protocol for ceremonies and celebrations, invitations and disinvitations, insights on courtship and romance, and much more, this is "the" comprehensive guide to a kinder, gentler, more civilized society.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780671722289
ISBN-10: 067172228X
Pagini: 768
Dimensiuni: 187 x 233 x 38 mm
Greutate: 1.14 kg
Ediția:Fireside.
Editura: Touchstone Books
ISBN-10: 067172228X
Pagini: 768
Dimensiuni: 187 x 233 x 38 mm
Greutate: 1.14 kg
Ediția:Fireside.
Editura: Touchstone Books
Descriere
This world-respected arbiter of good manners, with her distinct blend of cutting humor and impeccable taste, has written the essential reference for every sticky situation. Martin offers explicit, practical and entertaining advice on appropriate social, business and personal etiquette. Serial sales to Redbook, New Woman, and Woman. Line art throughout.
Notă biografică
Miss Manners, also known as Judith Martin, writes a thrice-weekly newspaper column which is internationally syndicated by United Feature Syndicate. In addition to Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior and Miss Manners' Guide to Rearing Perfect Children, Miss Manners is the author of two novels: Style and Substance and Gilbert, a comedy of manners.
Cuprins
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Heavy Etiquette Theory
Some Principles
A Sampler of Problems Mrs. Perfect Never Had to Face
1. Revised Conventions
Modern Ladies and Gentlemen
Traditional Confusion
Forms of Address
Honorifics
Names
Conventional Gestures, Phrases, and Words
Greetings
Introductions
Conventional Phrases
Conversation
Establishing Identity
Traditionally Forbidden Topics
Personal Questions and Remarks
Questions and Comments About...
Advice
Correcting Others
Fashionable Emotions
Dress
Public Manners
The New Smoking Rules
Driving
Dealing with Strangers
Buses and Streets
Unfortunate Habits
Crime
2. Home Life
Steprelations, Former Spouses, and Former In-Laws
The Changing Household
The Unmarried Couple
The Traditional Family
Marital Communication
Roommates
Family Matters
Parents and Children
For Parents
For Others
Social Life with Babies
Early Lessons
Stepparents, Teachers, and Others
Child Rearing Sabotaged
Adolescence
Table Manners
Equipment and How to Use It
Difficult Foods
Household Help
The Real Servant Problem
Neighborliness
Communications at Home
The Telephone
The Mail
3. The Workplace
Businesslike Behavior
Women in the Workplace
Professional Standards
Appropriate Attire
Business Communication
The Life Cycle of a Job
4. Business and the Public
Dealing with the Public
The Staff and the Practitioner
The Attitude Problem
The Travel Industry
Hotel
Restaurants
Tipping
5. When Business gets Personal
How to Tell Business from Social Life
Social Harassment
Presents and Bonuses
Annoyance in the Workplace
Mixing Professional and Private Life
The Business of Charity
6. Genuine Social Life
Friendship
Financing Friendship
Organizing Social Life
Controlling Social Life
Social Obligations for Hosts and Guests
The Guest List
Social Occasions
New and Old Forms
Balls and Dances
Parties with a Point
Party Procedure
Dinner Parties
Food
Social Disasters
Houseguests
Presents
Expressing Gratitude
Recreation
Theaters and Other Public Places
Participatory Sports
7. Courtship and Romance
Methods of Meeting
Gender Roles
The Stages of Courtship
Social Promiscuity
Polite Rejection
8. Ceremonies and Celebrations
Engagements
Showers
Baby Showers
Weddings: An Overview
Planning the Wedding
The Guest List
Invitations and Announcements
The Wedding Party
Dress for Weddings
The Wedding Reception
Minor Customs
Wedding Presents
Other Ceremonies
Birth Ceremonies
Coming of Age
Special Occasions
Wedding Anniversaries
9. Funerals and Bereavement
Funerals
Condolences
Bereavement
Legacies
10. Protocol
The American Way
Official Life
Titles
Index
Acknowledgments