The Everything Etiquette Book; Mind your manners, with family and friends, announcements and invitations, business, travel, the Internet and every other awkward situation. [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Nat Segaloff (Author) "It has long been unfashionable to say so out loud in our society, but the truth is that having-and raising-children is the first duty of..." (more)
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Most people think of etiquette as a collection of silly rules which snobbish people use to make everybody else feel out of place. Well, not anymore! The Everything Etiquette Book gives you the comprehensive resource you need to deal with every conceivable situation you might encounter. With great advice on everything from neighborly behavior to office protocol, and from making new friends to keeping the peace in your family, this exciting book will help you put your best foot forward, whether it's in front of a shoe salesclerk or at a wedding.

This single information-packed volume distills hundreds of years of proper behavior into streamlined rules you can apply to today's world. It features quick tips and helpful hints that you can apply from cradle-to-grave.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation; 1st edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558508074
• ISBN-13: 978-1558508071
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #812,769 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It does what it says, January 27, 2000

By	Allen Smalling "Constant Reader," (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Judging by this book the "Everything" series is similar to the "For Dummies" and "Idiot's Guide" books, but with more text and fewer zippy graphics. This is a good, up-do-date etiquette book that will serve most people's needs. I especially appreciated the tipping guides and the sidebar on how to pronounce French menu terms. I could have done without the tongue-in-cheek Hollywood etiquette rules. Sometimes the book's sensitivity to feelings goes too far, as in this hemming-and-hawing account of an 40-year-old's birthday party: "One should expect . . . joke gifts of Geritol, Depends, Grecian Formula and prune juice. However, many people consider age references to be in poor taste. This is always a judgement call based upon the people involved. . . In general, cards that call attention to a person's age--or are otherwise vulgar or cruel--demean the giver as well as the getter." So do we have a sarcastic party or what?

Still, for the money this is a good book. Most people don't need an etiquette guide that runs to hundreds of pages (though if they do, the Miss Manners series is worth it for the humor alone). I do wish the book had given author Nat Segaloff's credentials, which this type of guide usually does.