Urban Etiquette: Marvelous Manners for the Modern Metropolis - Softcover

Purdy, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 188517182X ISBN 13: 9781885171825

Publisher: Wildcat Canyon Pr, 2004

Synopsis

When it comes to manners in the city, "Urban Etiquette" is the ultimate guide for getting along. Where many cultures converge, respect can succeed where other communication fails. In fact, knowing the right thing to do can bring contentment, love, happiness, and even financial rewards. Meet the personification of modern etiquette: Mr. Social Grace -- weekly advice columnist in print, online, and on the radio -- as he reveals the basics of good manners for everyday urban life. Social Grace isn't here to beat you about the head and neck with self-righteous disapproval. Instead, he offers a new interpretation of good manners and explains how they can serve as a powerful tool to help twenty-first century people get along better. Presented in answers to real-life quandaries is Social Grace's philosophy of etiquette. It's not about snobbish correctness; rather, it's about courtesy and common sense. With the help of this fun and lively little book, you'll be able to mo! ve confidently through any situation. You'll even be able to deal effectively with the rudeness of others, and, where kindness fails in the face of boorish behavior, to wield the powerful weapon of "applied rudeness" yourself. With gentle humor and encouragement, Social Grace promotes etiquette's critical role in a multicultural, democratic society.

About this title

Book Description:

Meet the personification of today's new etiquette: Mr. Social Grace -- weekly advice columnist in print, radio and online -- as he reveals the basics of good manners for everyday urban life. Unlike yesterday's etiquette advisors (like your Great Aunt Vivian) Social Grace isn't here to beat you about the head and neck with self-righteous disapproval. Instead, he offers a new interpretation of good manners that can serve as a powerful tool to help twenty-first century people get along better. Presented in answers to real-life quandaries is Social Grace's philosophy of etiquette. It's not about snobbish correctness, but courtesy and common sense.With the help of this fun and lively little book, you'll be able to move confidently through any situation. You'll even be able to deal effectively with the rudeness of others, and, where kindness fails in the face of boorish behavior, to wield the powerful weapon of "applied rudeness" yourself.With gentle humor and encouragement, Social Grace promotes etiquette's critical role in a multi-cultural, democratic society -- to guarantee that everyone is able and knows how to participate fully in society.

From the Author:

I dedicate this book to the world’s courteous strangers -- the people who are polite and kind, even to people they do not know, and even when they perhaps need not be. Each day, at least one of you affirms my faith in humanity.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wildcat Canyon Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 188517182X
• ISBN 13: 9781885171825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224