"Excuse me, but I was next-- " : how to handle the top 100 manners dilemmas

Format:

Book (regular print)

Title:

"Excuse me, but I was next-- " : how to handle the top 100 manners dilemmas

Author:

Post, Peggy, 1945-

ISBN:

9780060889166

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xx, 282 pages ; 22 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Conversations: the good, the bad, and the awkward -- How rude! -- "Delighted to meet you" -- Manners at work -- Getting the word out -- The perfectly polite date -- Family matters -- Kid stuff -- Let's eat! -- "Reservations, please" -- Out and about -- It's party time! -- Gifts galore -- Wedding bells -- In sad times.

Summary:

Describes how to respond politely to annoying, embarrassing, or confusing social situations, such as "friendly" e-mail spam, regifting, and dealing with coworkers.

Subject(s):

Etiquette.

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	395 Post, P. 2006	Searching... Unknown

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From how to deflect nosy questions to how much to tip; from dealing with a backstabber to turning down a date, here's a short, highly readable guide answering the top 100 etiquette questions everyone wonders about.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Post, great-granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post and author of at least a dozen books on etiquette, is recognized as America's reigning etiquette doyenne. In this easy-to-read guide, she offers "scripts" and rules of engagement for dealing with what she considers the top 100 rude, thoughtless, and obnoxious situations one might encounter at work, at home, and in social situations. Most of Post's advice is born of good, plain common sense, but every reader will discover a means of getting out of at least one jam where he or she didn't know what to do. Here are solutions for the art of small talk, retorts to the top ten nosy questions, ways of finessing "name amnesia," and adoption etiquette, in concise Q&A format. The best news of all: it's ok to wear white 365 days a year. Although much of this ground (and more) is covered online in Post's "Etiquette for Today" column (www.goodhousekeeping.com/etiquette/peggy/) and in Good Housekeeping magazine, the focus on universal real-life situations makes this book a classic for most etiquette collections.-Deborah Ebster, Univ. of Central Florida Libs., Orlando (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.