Amy Alkon

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Virginia

"Miss Manners with Fangs." --LA Weekly
We live in a world that's very different from the one in which Emily Post came of age. Many of us who are nice (but who also sometimes say "f*ck") are frequently at a loss for guidelines about how to be a good person who deals effectively with the increasing onslaught of rudeness we all encounter.
To lead us out of the miasma of modern mannerlessness, science-based and bitingly funny syndicated advice columnist Amy Alkon rips the doily off the manners genre and gives us a new set of rules for our twenty-first century lives.
With wit, style, and a dash of snark, Alkon explains that we now live in societies too big for our brains, lacking the constraints on bad behavior that we had in the small bands we evolved in. Alkon shows us how we can reimpose those constraints, how we can avoid being one of the rude, and how to stand up to those who are.
Foregoing prissy advice on which utensil to use, Alkon answers the twenty-first century's most burning questions about manners, including:

* Why do many people, especially those under forty, now find spontaneous phone calls rude?
* What can you tape to your mailbox to stop dog walkers from letting their pooch violate your lawn?
* How do you shut up the guy in the pharmacy line with his cellphone on speaker?
* What small gift to your new neighbors might make them think twice about playing Metallica at 3 a.m.?

Combining science with more than a touch of humor, Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck is destined to give good old Emily a shove off the etiquette shelf (if that's not too rude to say).

Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*CK

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Sarah Tomczak

Minnesota

Lessons in Life, Manners, and Style

"The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four Ss: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy and Serenity." --Emily Post. Modern life may be increasingly frenetic, but the qualities of a true lady are timeless. She possesses a delicate combination of grace, charm, and elegance and is universally admired. Any woman can make the transition from lady-in-waiting to leading lady with a little help. How to Live Like a Lady is your essential guide to modern manners. Brimming with advice on every etiquette issue, this book helps you navigate your way through the trickiest of social dilemmas with complete confidence.

How to Live Like a Lady

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In good vintage condition with light wear

California

Peg Bracken’s Etiquette Book

I Try to Behave Myself

Diane Gottsman

A few marks on from and back but otherwise excellent condition 

Alabama

Master All Social and Business Exchanges

Modern Etiquette for a Better Life

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#hardcover #emilypost #manners #etiquette #peggypost

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

Colorado

Art, music, drama/theater

“Richly encyclopedic. . .updated for our present-day lives and cyber-times. . .invaluable.”

Emily Post's Etiquette

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Orin Hargraves

Morocco

 , Culture Shock! A guide to Customs and Etiquette 

Orin Hargraves 
Travel guide
Publication 

Some pages have pencil markings

ISBN 1-55868-241-4

I cross list

New York

A guide to customs and etiquette 

Gives informative tips on the do's and don'ts of custom in Morocco and provides interesting insights into the social and business attitudes of the Moroccan people.

Culture Shock! Morocco

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Roy Clarke

Jonathan Rice

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

Hyacinth Bucket's Book of Etiquette for the Socially Less Fortunate

Hyacinth Bucket - pronounced Bouquet - star of the BBC1 comedy series, Keeping Up Appearances, imparts her personal views on protecting one's social standing. There are sections on etiquette in the home, entertaining, social obligations, how to strike up an acquaintance with members of the aristocracy, and improving the mind. They all give an insight into Hyacinth's philosophy of life, developed through years of candle-light suppers and charity sub-committee meetings.

Keeping up Appearances

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Gail Carriger

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

In an alternate England of 1851, spirited 14-year-old Sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where, she is surprised to learn, lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit and espionage.

Etiquette and Espionage

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Derek Blasberg

Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady

Presents modern-day manners for young ladies, addressing fashion, socializing, dating, and etiquette, and includes tips on first impressions.

Classy

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Munro Leaf

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Ohio

Updated for the 21st century, How to Speak Politely and Why is a picture book with a point: proper speech and good grammar without nagging. It aims to remove "ain't" and "uh-huh" and "gimme" and "got" and a score of unfortunate nuances by a simple, sure painless and humorous process. In his signature style of amusing stick figure drawings and captions, Leaf makes clear such things as the difference between can and may, and the reason why one does not say "he done it" or "she come."
Exasperated parents (and grandparents) faced with the unpleasant task of dealing with grammatical lapses acquired by their children from (gasp!) their neighbor's children will be delighted (and relieved) by this veritable "grammar without tears." Teachers will find it an indispensable ally, and even the culprits themselves--the children--will discover that learning to speak politely and correctly isn't such a chore after all.

How to Speak Politely and Why

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The book jacket is worn, but the book itself is in excellent condition. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Tennessee

A guide to gracious living

Complete Book of Etiquette

Bethanne Patrick

Maryland

How Manners Shaped the World

With engaging and artfully presented text, including sidebars on media mavens throughout history, social gaffes, and archaic manners, this book is as entertaining as it is informative. Readers delve into cultural similarities and differences through lively passages, colorful photography, and sidebars on unique history. Topics include Courtesies and Greetings, Communication and Correspondence, Dining and Entertaining, Hierarchies and Protocol, Hospitality and Occasions, Amusements and Institutions, Boundaries and Cultural Differences, New Technology and Old Manners. Whether you are planning a trip abroad or just want a fascinating, browsable read, find out what is universal and what is merely a product of one's culture.

An Uncommon History of Common Courtesy

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It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to Finishing School. Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners--and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish...everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but the also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage--in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education. Set in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate, this YA series debut is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail's legions of fans have come to adore.

Washington

The Nobility Club Member's Book

Marian Faux

A book you'll turn to again and again for guidance as you deal with the joyous and difficult (and everyday) occasions in your life. Topics such as: family life, single life, friendships, office life, and public life.

Everyday Etiquette

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Emily Post’s Etiquette

In a time when all the rules for raising children have been redefined dozens of times, here is a book for bewildered parents from a simpler time when we all agreed on what was right and what was wrong. First published in 1946, Munro Leaf's How To Behave And Why gives touchingly sincere yet gently funny lessons in Honesty, Fairness, Strength, and Wisdom. Originally intended for the very young, but with meaning for us all, How To Behave and Why is a true classic, charmingly illustrated with childlike drawings, and with a timeless message. It is a sure guide for teaching children (and adults) how to behave.

How to Behave and Why

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This is a one semester (half credit) high school curriculum for homeschoolers. This book is gently used. The 2 tests at the end of the book have been filled in (see last photo)

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

Electives

A students guide to physical and spiritual health

Healthy Home-Ec

Iowa

And How to Avoid Them

101 Common Mistakes in Etiquette 

#selflove #etiquette #feminine #femininity #gentlewoman #howtobealady #womenempowerment

Texas

Etiquette for a Lady, from a Gentleman

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown...Have you ever witnessed a Lady? Not a woman, but a Lady. She's a girl by birth, woman by maturity and Lady by choice. Do you remember how the sight of a Lady made you feel? Did she smile at you? Could you feel her warmth? Do you remember her scent of comfort and truth? Can you recall how difficult it was explaining what you witnessed when she strolled by? Her high heels were music; her stride was a song. She walked in greatness influencing nations with each step. Do you remember your first time?Well, when was the last time you saw her? Her story isn't being told. Her legacy is being watered down, and society is taking notes. She's much more than a victim with hips.This story isn't one of those "how to get a man" books or "he thinks he's right because he's a man" books. This took time. This is an etiquette book for women, written by a man-a crazy man, crazy over you and crazy enough to write for and about you. This is a State of Emergency!GENTLEWOMAN sets out to explore the demise of femininity and class in contemporary society. Unlike any other book, the author along with Hill Harper, Meagan Good, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Michelle Williams & more share insight to inform, educate and empower womanhood. It's fresh, fun and sexy uncommon sense advice designed to facilitate a necessary conversation amongst the sexes that leads to real solutions. Oh, and a man wrote it!"From selecting wines to selecting a mate, I am re-branding etiquette. Making manners beautiful, again." -E.B. II CLASS is back in session!*GENTLEWOMAN is the #1 bestselling Etiquette Advice Guide on Amazon. Oprah Winfrey and The First Family are proud owners.

Gentlewoman

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Andrea Spencer

Spike Powell

Inspirational ideas and projects for folding decorative and embellishing napkins.

Utah

The Art of Folding, Adorning and Embellishing

The authors present fabulous tablesetting ideas that make the most the most of the napkin's huge potential. Includes step-by-step information for using ribbons, trims, flowers, and ornamentation and beautiful ways to roll, fold, embroider, and decorate napkins. 210 color photos.

Napkins

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1947 Funk & Wagnall’s edition. 
Completely intact vintage copy. Wonderful resource on so many topics even though some are outdated of course. Beautiful blue binding and looks great for styling as well. Clean pages - no writing, dog ears or tears. One spot on outside page edges (see photo). Cover has a little side to side movement but overall quite solid. Cover corners and top and bottom of spine are showing a bit of shelf wear Great condition for age! 

Etiquette 

Victoria Turk

A Modern Guide to Online Etiquette, from Social Media to Work to Love

Want to Marie Kondo your digital life and develop a more tactful approach to technology? By a leading tech and digital culture journalist, Kill Reply All is a guide to tidying it all up. 
 
How do you reply to your colleague's weird email? What would Emily Post say about your Tinder profi le? And just how do you know if you're mansplaining? In this irreverent journey through the murky world of digital etiquette, Wired's Victoria Turk provides an indispensable guide to minding our manners in a brave new online world, and making peace with the platforms, apps, and devices we love to hate.
 
The digital revolution has put us all within a few clicks, taps, and swipes of one another. But familiarity can breed contempt, and while we're more likely than ever to fall in love online, we're also more likely to fall headfirst into a raging fight with a stranger or into an unhealthy obsession with the phones in our pockets. If you've ever encountered the surreal, aggravating battlefields of digital life and wondered why we all don't go analog, this is the book for you.

Kill Reply All

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Letitia Baldrige

Here is the ultimate guide on "everything people and their companies need to know to do the right thing at the right time in every business situation".

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