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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Witty and comprehensive, ideal for dipping or reference, this book has been my constant companion since I discovered it in 1985 while attending the wedding of a friend in Massachusetts. In any dilemma involving polite behaviour or the lack of it, Miss Manners can be guaranteed to expose the essentials of the situation with such a surgical stroke that you feel not pain but relief. This is a replacement for my original copy of the English edition which fell to pieces through constant use. I have also given away several more copies to friends and relatives (  ) gibbon | Sep 28, 2009 |  Because you need to know how many courses to serve at your next dinner party. ( ) Eumenides | Apr 24, 2009 | What more could one want? ( ) picardyrose | Jul 20, 2008 | averypalmer | Sep 15, 2007 | I can't say that I love this book - the few times that I have had to use this book, the information that I needed was not in the book. I can't really compare it to other books, but it hasn't been that helpful. (  ) tcrutch | Jul 12, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0393058743, Hardcover)Miss Manners' down-to-earth collection of wisdom and pithy wit is a joy to read. Under the chapter on Table Manners, she notes "the inevitable slippage of spaghetti from the fork back onto the plate is Nature's way of controlling human piggishness" and suggests "a quick motion of the wrist, such as one uses to shake down a thermometer, will remove excess ketchup" from French fries. From common courtesy and proper attire to the etiquette of weddings, Martin knows right from wrong and sensible from rude. But this is no prissy, preachy tome. Miss Manners is very funny and has impressive insight into life.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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