Etiquette category: 653 books
Gothic Charm School
An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
An essential, fully illustrated guidebook to day-to-day Goth living
There's more to being a Goth than throwing on some black velvet, dyeing your hair, and calling it a day (or a night). How do you dress with morbid flair when going to a job interview? Is there such a thing as growing too...
365 Manners Kids Should Know
Games, Activities, and Other Fun Ways to Help Children Learn Etiquette
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
If you’ve ever cringed at the sight of your ten-year-old waltzing through the neighbor’s front door without an invitation, or struggled to teach your teenager proper “netiquette” for navigating the complicated world of social networks, you know the importance of teaching kids that manners...
Mr. Manners
Lessons from Obama on Civility
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
In Mr. Manners: Lessons from Obama on Civility, author and etiquette maven Anna Post demonstrates that President Obama is more than our political leader--he's also a worthy role model when it comes to good manners.His intelligence and good looks notwithstanding, there's no doubt President Obama's...
As a Gentleman Would Say
Responses to Life's Important (and Sometimes Awkward) Situations
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
On any given day, a man is faced with situations that demand a response. He runs into a friend who was recently fired . . . His date can’t seem to pry herself away from a texting conversation during dinner . . . Someone at his gym routinely monopolizes the equipment . . . He finds himself in a nearly...
Social Q's
How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries and Quagmires of Today
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Office attire and e-mail misfire. Twitter snafus and dating miscues. Philip Galanes hears an awful lot of WHAT SHOULD I DOs?!
“I’m pretty sure the woman who swims laps next to me at the Y is peeing in the pool. What should I do?”
It started in 2008, when Galanes began the “Social...
My Deepest Sympathies...
Meaningful Sentiments for Condolence Notes and Conversations, Plus a Guide to Eulogies
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
Never are we more concerned with getting it right than when writing to one who has suffered a loss. In My Deepest Sympathies--, letter-writing guru Florence Isaacs guides us through the ins and outs of offering comfort and support with short yet meaningful notes that will long be remembered by their...
by Starry, Carolyn
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
As the days of casual business practices come to an end, many in corporate America find themselves unaware of formal business behavior. From business dress to formal correspondence to dining, todays businessperson must know how to properly present him or herself. Career-oriented people realize that knowledge...
Business Guide to Japan
A Quick Guide to Opening Doors and Closing Deals
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Conducting business in Japan: a delicate and valuable skill is explained by a true master of Japanese culture.
Not only is Japan the world's third largest economy, it is a global center for design for non–Japanese businesses looking to expand into international markets.
But business...
Doing Business in China
The Sun Tzu Way
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
"Strike hard, retreat, seize a position, reject compromise, and strike again."—These are common negotiating tactics in a country with a long history of strategic philosophy.
Negotiating a deal in China requires patience—a well known Confucian virtue; persistence—something which...
Emily Post
Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
“What would Emily Post do?” Even today, Americans cite the author of the perennial bestseller Etiquette as a touchstone for proper behavior. But who was the woman behind the myth, the authority on good manners who has outlasted all comers? Award-winning author Laura Claridge presents the first...
Class with the Countess
How to Live with Elegance and Flair
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
The glamorous star of Bravo's hit show The Real Housewives of New York City makes it easy to be elegant, with contemporary etiquette tips and a complete course in the art of sophisticated living
Countess LuAnn de Lesseps knows firsthand that class is a state of mind, not a birthright. Raised...
One Kiss or Two?
The Art and Science of Saying Hello
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
Every encounter begins with a greeting, and different cultures have developed innumerable ways of showing pleasure at someone’s arrival. Humans have been greeting each other for thousands of years, so it should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but this seemingly simple act is fraught...
¿Cómo lucirse en la mesa? y El Arte de Fumar
Guía Práctica para la Gente de Hoy
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 13, 2018
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Con “¿Cómo lucirse en la mesa? y El Arte de Fumar”, una Guía Práctica para la Gente de Hoy, continuamos con la Colección “El Complemento que le falta a TU Éxito”, en la que damos tips y consejos de comportamiento y buenas costumbres que todos debemos cumplir para...
The Tricky Art of Co-Existing
How to Behave Decently No Matter What Life Throws Your Way
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
“If you do it right, being a grown-up is just like being a kid . . . but without people telling you off.”
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...