The tricky art of co-existing : how to behave decently no matter what life throws your way / Sandi Toksvig.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : The Experiment, LLC, [2015]Description: xx, 267pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1615192212 (pbk.)
- 9781615192212 (pbk.)
- Peas and queues
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 395 T646 | Available | 33111008022929 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
No one learns "etiquette" anymore (except by embarrassing trial and error). But manners are more than a dusty tradition: Done right, they make life easier--for everyone! That's why Sandi Toksvig highlights decency rather than convention in this entertaining guide, with: Spot-On Advice: "Remember--you don't have to answer the phone, so don't do it if you don't have time to be polite." Fascinating Trivia: "It is very rude to clear the plate of someone who hasn't finished. In fact, the Romans believed doing so would bring about the diner's sudden death." And Her Characteristic Wit: "Focusing on the people you share a meal with is both a pleasure and a necessity. Get to know your family members; you might even like them." Be the most decently behaved person in the room, and the most interesting: Master The Tricky Art of Co-Existing !
First published in Great Britain in 2013 as Peas and queues by Profile Books Ltd.
Includes index.
At home -- Table manners: eating in -- Table manners: dining out -- Communication -- Out and about -- Travel -- Shoulder to the grindstone -- Having relations -- Little ones -- Breaking up is hard to do -- Buying the farm -- Epilogue: where good manners are bad.
"No one learns 'etiquette' anymore (except by embarrassing trial and error). But manners are more than a dusty tradition: Done right, they make life easier--for everyone! That's why Sandi Toksvig highlights decency rather than convention in this entertaining guide,"--Amazon.com.