Rules for Modern Life: A Connoisseur's Survival Guide
Autor Sir David Tangen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 feb 2020
The twenty-first century is an age of innumerable social conundrums. Around every corner lies a potential faux pas waiting to happen. But if you've ever struggled for the right response to an unwelcome gift or floundered for conversation at the dinner party from hell, fear not: help is at hand.
InRules for Modern Life, Sir David Tang, resident agony uncle at theFinancial Times, delivers a satirical masterclass in navigating the social niceties of modern life. Whether you're unsure of the etiquette of doggy bags or wondering whether a massage room in your second home would be de trop, Sir David has the answer to all your social anxieties - and much more besides.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241453568
ISBN-10: 0241453569
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Business
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241453569
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Business
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Sir David Tang (1954 - 2017) was the founder of the China Club, Shanghai Tang and China Exchange, an entrepreneur, philanthropist, confidant to plutocrats, founder of fashion label Shanghai Tang and the Financial Times' agony uncle columnist. Prior to his career in business he taught philosophy at Peking University. Sir David was a great ambassador for his native Hong Kong and was awarded a knighthood in 2007 for his services to charity. In his much-loved weekly column for the Financial Times, he answered readers' questions about property, interiors, architecture and gardens - although he often strayed beyond his remit to debate concerns about everything from etiquette to grammar. He died of cancer, aged 63, and was survived by his wife Lady Lucy Tang and his two children Edward and Victoria.
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Useful and, more importantly, vastly entertaining
Incisive, outrageous and preposterously entertaining. Reading these essays in style, manners, gossip, grace and good sense islike sharing a private railway carriage with a mad but marvellous maharajah. I never wanted the journey to end
Funny, clever and disgraceful. In terms of a useful guide to modern living,it knocks the New Testament into a cocked hat
Excellent advice that we didn't know we needed
Sir David Tang is the second funniest David in the world
Atrenchant and entertainingguide to negotiating the pitfalls of contemporary living
I absolutely loveRules for Modern Life!David's amazing sense of humour and wit keep one glued to this'pop culture bible'that everyone MUST read. It isnot only educational but enlightening as well. Bravo David!
David Tang always brings something extra to life, which is what we all want
Uncompromising and full of style. You will laugh out loud
Sir David Tang is effortless in his sense of style and being. And that's how it should be
I feel a curious joy of life when I am around David Tang. He knows best
A degree course in 21st-century decorum. It will make an aristocrat out of an arriviste
Sharply funny and surprisingly informative.I would rather read style notes from the pen of Tang than any other source on the planet
Eloquent and humorous
David is a life-changer
Filled with valuable advice. Amusingly written and a real pleasure to read
David Tang is the thinking woman's Fu Manchu. If you are allergic to the combination ofwit, brains and mischiefyou won't enjoy this book
A marvellous compendium of good manners and good sense in society, reinforced with insight and sly humour
Anyone who wants to move up the social ladder, or avoid sliding down, must readRules for Modern Life.It is the essential primer for 21st century social success
Hilarious and edifying. Absolutely essential reading about the nuances as well as the complexities of life today
I have long admired David'sirrepressible humour, quick wit and keen eye for style. This anthology isa collection of indispensable wisdom
A perfect compendium of distinguished, humorous and polished advice for a gentlemanly way of living
David Tang has never held a commonplace opinion in his life. He is the mostprovocative, amusing, sophisticated, counter-intuitive and energeticman I know, and these qualities are present on every single page of thisremarkableanthology
Wise, witty and wicked, with useful advice for living
David Tang is a living treasure, a unique polymath, equally at ease thinking inside and outside the box, East, West, modern, old, refined or not. His 'rules' are anything but conventional, they arerefreshing and humorous reflections on our daily actions, much more than a code of conduct
Genuinely hilarious.David was the only person who could make my father laugh (and who incidentally rated him and only him as being at his level as a club owner)
David Tang isan astute observer of the social scenewitha wicked sense of humour. A most welcome read in these dark times
David Tang is my 'UNCLE DAVE': Unique, Notorious, Charismatic, Lovable, Eccentric, Daring, Anal, Vivacious, Enigmatic
Useful and, more importantly, vastly entertaining
Incisive, outrageous and preposterously entertaining. Reading these essays in style, manners, gossip, grace and good sense islike sharing a private railway carriage with a mad but marvellous maharajah. I never wanted the journey to end
Funny, clever and disgraceful. In terms of a useful guide to modern living,it knocks the New Testament into a cocked hat
Excellent advice that we didn't know we needed
Sir David Tang is the second funniest David in the world
Atrenchant and entertainingguide to negotiating the pitfalls of contemporary living
I absolutely loveRules for Modern Life!David's amazing sense of humour and wit keep one glued to this'pop culture bible'that everyone MUST read. It isnot only educational but enlightening as well. Bravo David!
David Tang always brings something extra to life, which is what we all want
Uncompromising and full of style. You will laugh out loud
Sir David Tang is effortless in his sense of style and being. And that's how it should be
I feel a curious joy of life when I am around David Tang. He knows best
A degree course in 21st-century decorum. It will make an aristocrat out of an arriviste
Sharply funny and surprisingly informative.I would rather read style notes from the pen of Tang than any other source on the planet
Eloquent and humorous
David is a life-changer
Filled with valuable advice. Amusingly written and a real pleasure to read
David Tang is the thinking woman's Fu Manchu. If you are allergic to the combination ofwit, brains and mischiefyou won't enjoy this book
A marvellous compendium of good manners and good sense in society, reinforced with insight and sly humour
Anyone who wants to move up the social ladder, or avoid sliding down, must readRules for Modern Life.It is the essential primer for 21st century social success
Hilarious and edifying. Absolutely essential reading about the nuances as well as the complexities of life today
I have long admired David'sirrepressible humour, quick wit and keen eye for style. This anthology isa collection of indispensable wisdom
A perfect compendium of distinguished, humorous and polished advice for a gentlemanly way of living
David Tang has never held a commonplace opinion in his life. He is the mostprovocative, amusing, sophisticated, counter-intuitive and energeticman I know, and these qualities are present on every single page of thisremarkableanthology
Wise, witty and wicked, with useful advice for living
David Tang is a living treasure, a unique polymath, equally at ease thinking inside and outside the box, East, West, modern, old, refined or not. His 'rules' are anything but conventional, they arerefreshing and humorous reflections on our daily actions, much more than a code of conduct
Genuinely hilarious.David was the only person who could make my father laugh (and who incidentally rated him and only him as being at his level as a club owner)
David Tang isan astute observer of the social scenewitha wicked sense of humour. A most welcome read in these dark times
David Tang is my 'UNCLE DAVE': Unique, Notorious, Charismatic, Lovable, Eccentric, Daring, Anal, Vivacious, Enigmatic
Descriere
Do gentlemen wear shorts? What are the rules regarding interior decor in a high-security prison? Is it ever acceptable to send Valentine's cards to one's pets?
The twenty-first century is an age of innumerable social conundrums. Around every corner lies a potential faux pas waiting to happen. But if you've ever struggled for the right response to an unwelcome gift or floundered for conversation at the dinner party from hell, fear not: help is at hand.
In Rules for Modern Life, Sir David Tang, resident agony uncle at the Financial Times, delivers a satirical masterclass in navigating the social niceties of modern life. Whether you're unsure of the etiquette of doggy bags or wondering whether a massage room in your second home would be de trop, Sir David has the answer to all your social anxieties - and much more besides.