Lucy Gray

Her Ladyship's Guide to Modern Manners

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An essential guide to modern manners, this enlightening and useful book strikes a balance between the stuffy, rigid rules of the 1950s and today's anything-goes school of thought. It is packed with good-humoured advice for the way we live today, but also discusses which formal points of etiquette are still relevant in the 21st century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Batsford / Batsford Books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 190mm x 121mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 221g
• ISBN-13: 9781849943673
• ISBN-10: 1849943672
• Artikelnr.: 44746294

Autorenporträt

Lucy Gray is a writer and journalist with a background in psychology. She possesses a wealth of knowledge about manners and etiquette that she imparts in the belief that perfectly polished manners are within everyone's grasp.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Who needs manners?
2. The Basics: punctuality (and overstaying your welcome), saying sorry and
when it's best to lie
3. Party People: invitations, playing host, being a good guest, meeting and
greeting
4. Rites of Passage: christenings, weddings and funerals
5. Eating Out: from saying grace to understanding cutlery
6. Going to Stay: Following house rules, helping out, not making yourself
too much at home
7. Getting Around: the rules of public transport and how to avoid road rage
8. Communications: how to make a phonecall and write an email
9. A Good Day at the Office: how to conduct yourself at work
10. What to Wear: avoiding the pitfalls of modern dress codes