A Quest for Good Manners

A Quest for Good Manners
Title A Quest for Good Manners PDF eBook
Author Karin Lefranc
Publisher Greenleaf Book Group
Pages 32
Release 2011
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 0983045909

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A princess and her dragon go on a quest for good manners so they won't be banned from the Queen's table.

Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That

Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That
Title Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That PDF eBook
Author Henry Alford
Publisher Hachette UK
Pages 123
Release 2012-01-03
Genre Self-Help
ISBN 0446576042

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"We all know bad manners when we see them," NPR and Vanity Fair contributor Henry Alford observes at the beginning of his new book. But what, he asks, do good manners look like in our day and age? When someone answers their cell phone in the middle of dining with you, or runs you off the sidewalk with their doublewide stroller, or you enter a post-apocalyptic public restroom, the long-revered wisdom of Emily Post can seem downright prehistoric. Troubled by the absence of good manners in his day-to-day life-by the people who clip their toenails on the subway or give three-letter replies to one's laboriously crafted missives-Alford embarks on a journey to find out how things might look if people were on their best behavior a tad more often. He travels to Japan (the "Fort Knox Reserve" of good manners) to observe its culture of collective politesse. He interviews etiquette experts both likely (Judith Martin, Tim Gunn) and unlikely (a former prisoner, an army sergeant). He plays a game called Touch the Waiter. And he volunteers himself as a tour guide to foreigners visiting New York City in order to do ground-level reconnaissance on cultural manners divides. Along the way (in typical Alford style) he also finds time to teach Miss Manners how to steal a cab; designates the World's Most Annoying Bride; and tosses his own hat into the ring, volunteering as an online etiquette coach. Ultimately, by tackling the etiquette questions specific to our age-such as Why shouldn't you ask a cab driver where's he's from?, Why is posting baby pictures on Facebook a fraught activity? and What's the problem with "No problem"?-Alford finds a wry and warm way into a subject that has sometimes been seen as pedantic or elitist. And in this way, he looks past the standard "dos" and "don'ts" of good form to present an illuminating, seriously entertaining book about grace and civility, and how we can simply treat each other better.

Say 'Please!': A Book About Manners (The Backyardigans)

Say 'Please!': A Book About Manners (The Backyardigans)
Title Say 'Please!': A Book About Manners (The Backyardigans) PDF eBook
Author Nickelodeon Publishing
Publisher Nickelodeon
Pages 28
Release 2011-02-14
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1612631053

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The Nile River has dried up, and only Sphinx Uniqua can fill it again! Join Princess CleoTasha and her servants Pablo, Tyrone, and Austin as they go on a journey to learn the secret of the Nile. But will Princess CleoTasha find her manners along the way? Based on Nickelodeon's hit series, The Backyardigans!

Say Please!

Say Please!
Title Say Please! PDF eBook
Author Catherine Lukas
Publisher ABDO
Pages 28
Release 2007
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9781599611600

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When Princess CleoTasha of ancient Egypt goes on a quest to restore the water of the Nile River, her servants hope she'll learn some manners along the way.

Rudeness and Civility

Rudeness and Civility
Title Rudeness and Civility PDF eBook
Author John F. Kasson
Publisher Hill and Wang
Pages 322
Release 1991-09-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 146680663X

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With keen insight and subtle humor, John F. Kasson explores the history and politics of etiquette from America's colonial times through the nineteenth century. He describes the transformation of our notion of "gentility," once considered a birthright to some, and the development of etiquette as a middle-class response to the new urban and industrial economy and to the excesses of democratic society.

Letitia Balderige's New Complete Guide to Executive Manners

Letitia Balderige's New Complete Guide to Executive Manners
Title Letitia Balderige's New Complete Guide to Executive Manners PDF eBook
Author Letitia Baldrige
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 632
Release 1993-10-12
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0892563621

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America's #1 bible of business manners is rewritten for the '90s and includes such issues as sexual harrassment, non-discriminatory managing, substance abuse, disabled workers, and other timely topics. Every business person, from entry-level to CEO, needs this guide to the behavior that spells success.

Miss Manners Rescues Civilization

Miss Manners Rescues Civilization
Title Miss Manners Rescues Civilization PDF eBook
Author Judith Martin
Publisher Crown
Pages 520
Release 1996
Genre Reference
ISBN

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