Modern manners : an etiquette book for rude people / P.J. O'Rourke.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Rourke, P. J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c1989.
Edition:	1st Atlantic Monthly Press ed.
Subjects:	Etiquette > Humor.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Rules to live by in a world with no rules. What are manners?
Creating a persona: the polite you
Fundamentals of contemporary courtesy
Important people: when to stand up, when to sit down, and when to roll over and play dead
Table manners
Acting up
Drinking
Taking drugs
Conversation. Section II: Men, women, and other people. Advice for modern women
Advice for modern men
Modern dating: its causes and cures
More sex: if you must
Where babies come from and where they should go
After marriage. Section III: Formal etiquette. Recrudescence of formal ceremony
Horrible wedding
Hip funeral. Section IV: Entertaining part of life. Real parties
Going out. Section V: That part of life which is not in the least entertaining. Courtesy in the workplace
Social correspondence
Guests, including pets and old friends from college
Servants
Real trouble. Section VI: Clothing. Men's clothes
Women's clothes
Clothes for adolescents, mental patients, and members of rock and roll bands. Section VII: Leisure effort. Sports manners
Travel etiquette.

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