Miss Manners

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780393079098

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Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior (Freshly Updated) by Judith Martin Pdf

An indispensable manual to navigating life from birth to death without making a false move. 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.

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781524862770

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Minding Miss Manners by Judith Martin Pdf

The etiquette expert and “authentic comic genius” guides us through the Age of Incivility (Chris Buckley, New York Times-bestselling author of Has Anyone Seen My Toes?). We seem to be entering a new era, liberated from oppressive, old-fashioned rules of etiquette. We’re finally free! Free to shout insults at strangers on the street! Free to pressure people to give us money! Free to use all sorts of offensive language! In this book, New York Times-bestselling author Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, reminds us that living in an etiquette-free paradise is not all it’s cracked up to be. In wise, witty commentary and responses to letters, she addresses vexing problems in the workplace, at the wedding, on the web, and beyond, in hopes of saving civilization. But fear not, Gentle Reader—she also allows us some important exceptions. For example, despite the rampant oversharing that social media has encouraged, you can politely refuse to answer nosy questions. And you are decidedly not obliged to respond to every inane post; stay on the phone with a telemarketer; or hug your colleagues. “An extremely useful philosopher . . . I consult her frequently, in order to behave better.” —Daniel Handler in TheNew York Times

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780743244176

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Miss Manners' Guide to Rearing Perfect Children by Judith Martin Pdf

Provides advice on etiquette from prekindergarten to post-graduate status for parents and children.

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780393342161

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Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette (For a Change) by Judith Martin Pdf

"Wonderfully wicked....A bracingly sensible guide to living peaceably together."—Francine Prose, Elle In this "wryly perceptive, historically informed" (BookPage) new book, America's leading expert on civility reminds her Gentle Readers that when the Founding Fathers created a revolution in the name of individual liberty and equality, they also took a stand against hierarchical European etiquette in favor of simplicity over ceremony, and personal dignity over obsequiousness to our rulers. Hailed by George Will as "The National Bureau of Standards," Judith Martin, who has "made etiquette writing an exercise in wit" (Book), recounts here how Americans fashioned this etiquette of egalitarian respect—a fascinating story that spans from the misunderstood origins of our table manners to the much overlooked legacy of African slaves to etiquette.

Author : Judith Martin,Nicholas Ivor Martin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780393081367

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Miss Manners Minds Your Business by Judith Martin,Nicholas Ivor Martin Pdf

A witty guide to managing a real life wisely in a work-centered world. What do your colleagues, overlords, underlings, clients, and customers have in common? Not knowing how much they annoy you. Not to mention how much you may be annoying them. The route from cubicle to corner office is strewn with etiquette landmines. And now that the boundaries that once cleanly separated work from personal life are blurred, even polite people don’t recognize the difference between professional and social manners. What do you say to a colleague who has just been fired? How do you maintain a family-friendly office without discriminating against singles? What’s the difference between showing romantic interest and sexual harassment? Which colleagues should be invited to family weddings? When should you be unavailable, at or away from work? Don’t convene a focus group or appeal to Human Resources—consult Miss Manners! With wit and wisdom, Miss Manners restores civility, guiding you around your coworker’s messy cubicle, past your overly prying boss, around the bridal shower for the new temp, and through tedious staff meetings. In Miss Manners Minds Your Business, Judith Martin and her son, executive Nicholas Ivor Martin, equip readers with the practical, pertinent, and utterly correct advice necessary to win the job, keep the job, and leave the job with sanity and dignity intact.

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-17
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0393058743

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Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior (Freshly Updated) by Judith Martin Pdf

An updated edition of the best-selling classic by the popular author of the "Miss Manners" columns and etiquette guides is a new volume of letters, essays, illustrations, and humorous advice on how to navigate the world of civilized behavior.

Author : Jacobina Martin,Judith Martin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780393077155

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Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding by Jacobina Martin,Judith Martin Pdf

Bride and mother-of-the-bride rebel against today’s monster weddings and explain how weddings can be charming, affordable—and excruciatingly correct. Today’s brides are bombarded with wedding advice that promises perfection but urges achieving it through selfishness (“It’s your wedding, and you can do whatever you like”), greed (choosing the presents that guests are directed to buy), and showing off (“This is your chance to show everyone what you’re about”). Couples wishing to resist such pressure see elopement or a slapdash wedding as the only alternatives to a gaudy blowout. But none of these choices appealed to a bride who happened to have been brought up by Miss Manners. Judith Martin and her newlywed daughter, Jacobina, explain how to have a dignified ceremony and delightful celebration without succumbing to the now-prevalent pattern of the vulgar, money-draining wedding that exhausts families and exploits friends.

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Crown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780307557971

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Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility by Judith Martin Pdf

America's leading civility expert knocks household discourteousness off its foundations. As the rudeness rampant in America's streets sends its citizens fleeing inside to bolt the doors and draw the shades, they are finding what was once the relative safety of the hearth threatened by an unwelcome addition to their living space--the same rudeness presumably left behind when they stepped across their own cozy thresholds. With the keen wit and insight that distinguishes her column and previous books, Judith Martin's newest work equips residences everywhere with the tools to return manners to domestic life. Refusing to recognize that the harried household cannot meet her standards of propriety--especially since all households are now harried--Miss Manners explains how this is done. Whether your family is nuclear, blended, extended, or unrelated; whether you are single, divorced, living together, or married; at a family dinner or dinner party; engaged in combat with the neighbors or with the relatives--there is simply no substitute for the core of civility that must reside at the heart of every house, condo or apartment if it is truly to be a home. Miss Manners is prepared to sweep through your house and get rid of those lurking traces of rudeness that you were pretending not to notice. You know you are not going to be able to enjoy a pleasant and peaceful household until these few chores are done. Table of Contents Chapter One--The People Allotting due space and respect to parents, children, roommates, relatives--and whoever those other people are whom one of them must have brought home Chapter Two--The Place Making use of the rooms instead of turning them into a mess or a museum, while everybody huddles upstairs Chapter Three--The Rules Negotiating compromises without having to leave home for Domestic Dispute Court Chapter Four--The System Keeping track of where everybody is, where they are supposed to be, and what they are supposed to be doing (if they remember) Chapter Five--The Help Getting the housework done when you can't complain about the Servant Problem--because theservants are you and the people in the phone book who may be there sometime today Chapter Six--The Visitors Offering hospitality without surrendering your privacy or your resources to the thankless Chapter Seven--Entertaining: The Social Contract Reviving the art of not-for-profit entertaining to make friends who will love you for yourself Chapter Eight--Entertaining: The Social Event Learning to give a variety of parties, formal and informal--because it beats staying home alone watching TV Chapter Nine--Entertaining: The Relatives Kindling warm memories rather than heated conflict at family occasions Chapter Ten--The Community Being pleasant enough to the neighbors so you're not afraid to walk out your own front door

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Crown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Wedding etiquette
ISBN : 0517701871

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Miss Manners on Painfully Proper Weddings by Judith Martin Pdf

Presents advice on weddings discussing the responsibilities and obligations of friends and family, and covering subjects such as the engagement, shower, gifts, and the reception.

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : 0609801589

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Miss Manners by Judith Martin Pdf

For those citizens clamoring for a return to civility, Miss Manners has revised, edited, and updated her most authoritative work on how to behave like a decent member of society. Line drawings.

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : 1888173068

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Common Courtesy by Judith Martin Pdf

Author : Charlotte Reed
Publisher : Adams Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-11
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1598691325

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Miss Fido Manners Complete Book Of Dog Etiquette by Charlotte Reed Pdf

It's not always the dog that needs a lesson in good manners. As etiquette and pet expert Charlotte Reed shows, well-mannered people and their well-mannered pets are more pleasant to be around, are treated better by everyone, and get invited to more places, including restaurants, parties, and vacation homes. In her complete guide to dog decorum, she discusses acceptable behavior for every occasion in a dog's life, including: Behaving at home and on the street Eating in or going out Extending pet courtesy to others in places of business Being mindful of others while traveling Having fun at pet events Treating veterinarians, pet sitters, and dog groomers with respect. With Reed's tips, you'll become a model pet owner, a good neighbor, an excellent customer, an exceptional host, and a welcome guest at the homes of friends and family. Both practical and fun, with real-life stories and expert training tips, The Miss Fido Manners Complete Book of Dog Etiquette is the only book you and your dog need. Charlotte Reed abandoned Wall Street corporate law more than a decade ago to open Two Dogs & A Goat, a premiere, full-service pet care firm with offices in New York City and the Hamptons. She has been writing the ìDear Miss Fido Mannersî column for Fido Friendly magazine for several years and has been widely quoted in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and Better Homes and Gardens as an expert on pet manners. She is also a contributing editor for Dog Fancy, Pet Business, New York Dog, and Hollywood Dog magazines and has appeared on The View and Inside Edition. Ms. Reed lives in New York City and can be reached for personalized pet advice at www.MissFidoManners.com.

Author : Robin Abrahams
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781429992305

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Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners by Robin Abrahams Pdf

A witty, sophisticated guide to the new principles of modern social behavior, by a psychologist and popular alternative-etiquette-and-ethics guru This is no rule book about forks and calling cards. As a child, Robin Abrahams was bitterly disappointed when her parents forced her to have a lemonade stand rather than a booth for dispensing advice. In Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners, Abrahams, now a psychologist and the popular "Miss Conduct" columnist for The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, tackles the perplexing social dilemmas of our time: - Is it polite to say "Bless you" to a sneezing atheist? - Should a foreign person's name be pronounced in his native accent? - Does knitting at a meeting display a lack of attention or superior multitasking? - Can a restaurant these days still be so fancy that you cannot request a doggie bag with dignity? - What's a nice vegetarian to do if Gypsies give her bread smeared with lard? Bringing to bear the insights of psychology, Abrahams outlines eight steps to more graceful living that can be applied to uncertain situations-and for handling the inevitable mistakes-involving food, religion, children, pets, health, sex, money, and more. With humor, compassion, and gusto, Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners delivers thoughtful and thought-provoking advice for everyone navigating the complex world of modern human interaction.

Author : Judith Martin
Publisher : Crown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015037845370

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Miss Manners Rescues Civilization by Judith Martin Pdf

She shows the crucial role of etiquette in such contemporary issues as political correctness, multiculturalism, sexual harassment, educational failure and freedom of speech.

Author : James Maclaine
Publisher : Usborne
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04
Category : Animals
ISBN : 1474922465

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Miss Molly's School of Manners by James Maclaine Pdf

Join Algernon the raccoon at Miss Molly's School of Manners and take lessons in the Careful Listening Laboratory and the Art of Sharing Studio, learn table manners in the Dining Hall of Decorum, visit Sorry Sickbay, and shine at Good Sports Day.