An edition of Modern Manners
(2005)
Town & country modern manners
the thinking person's guide to social graces
by Thomas Farley
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This wake-up call for rude people in our off-uncivilized world offers witty and incisive views on how to relate to others with politesse. Topics include proper cell-phone usage, elevator etiquette, holiday gift-giving dos and don'ts gallantry, and matrimonial manners..
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Modern Manners: The Thinking Person's Guide to Social Graces
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Table of Contents
Introduction / Pamela Fiori
[pt. 1]. Everyday courtesies. ch. 1. Try a little tenderness. The return of gallantry / Jill Kargman ; Win some, lose some / Charles Osgood ; One hundred thousand welcomes / Frank McCourt
ch. 2. Peaceful co-existence. Have a little patience / M.J. Ryan ; Elevator ups and downs / Patricia Marx ; Don't do this in public / Patricia Volk ; When bad things happen to bad people / Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez
ch. 3. The genuine article. Keeping your word / Pat Beard ; Insincerely yours / John Sedgwick ; Presume nothing / Jim Brosseau ; Material whirl / Jane Hammerslough
[pt. 2]. Domestic tranquility. ch. 4. Marriage matters. The subject is money / Eileen Livers ; Matrimonial manners / Stacey Okun ; Stepping down the aisle / Martha Woodham
ch. 5. Ever after. To love and to cherish? / Janet Carlson Freed ; Penny-wise, meet Pound-foolish / David Brown
ch. 6. Motherhood. So what do you expect? / Jill Kargman ; Going public / Stacey Okun ; How to treat your nanny / Janet Carlson Freed ; Teach your daughters well / Sonya Friedman
ch. 7. You must be kidding. Kindergarten madness / Christine Pittel ; Way too familiar? / Joan Caragnis Jakobson ; It's grand and great / Hugh Downs
ch. 8. Home is where the heart is. Respectful renting / Stacey Okun ; In the company of friends / Karen Duffy ; Guess who's coming to dinner? / Jamie Lee Curtis
ch. 9. Holiday cheer. Let's make a meal / Francine Maroukian ; Playing our cards right / Andy Rooney ; Thank you for not sharing / Andy Borowitz ; Gifts that go on giving / Tom Connor
[pt. 3]. Face of the nation. ch. 10. History lessons. Speaking presidential : witty words from the White House ; Minding Miss Manners : an interview with Judith Martin ; Patriotic pride / Ted Sorensen
ch. 11. The mother tongue. Protecting our language / Anne H. Soukhanov ; Fighting words / Geoffrey Nunberg ; "Whatever" do you mean? / Anne Taylor Fleming
ch. 12. September 11, 2001. Civility as our greatest defense / David Brown ; What's really important : a collection of insights ; What I've learned / Peggy Noonan
[pt. 4]. Going guietly. ch. 13. Can you hear me now? Celling out / Thomas P. Farley ; The art of listening / Letitia Baldrige ; What I should have said / Philip Herrera ; The proliferation of pretension / Joe Queenan
ch.14. Farewells. Good-bye, old friend / Reverend Erik Kolbell ; Saying good-bye gracefully / Phyllis Theroux.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-256).
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| July 31, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | associate edition with work OL8964404W |
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| February 18, 2009 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from San Francisco Public Library record |