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Etiquette experts Peggy, Anna, Lizzie and Dan answer today's toughest questions, from Everyday Manners and Life in the Workplace to Life Stages and Special Times including: Do I have to respond to every email and text? A business client is sick with a cold - am I obliged to shake his hand? When is it ok to unfriend someone on Facebook? If I'm in the middle seat of an airplane row, do I automatically get both armrests? My niece doesn't write thank-you notes for the gifts I send. Can I stop sending gifts? Is it wrong for the bride and groom to tweet at their own wedding? Do I have to bring a gift to my friend's engagement party? And should I cover my tattoos and piercings before a job interview? While they address contemporary issues, the Posts don't stint on classic conundrums. Emily Post's Etiquette includes guides on names and titles, official forms of address, dress codes, invitations, eating and drinking, and wedding budgets. This book mirrors the Emily Post Institute's online etiquette encyclopedia, etipedia, - where new content is regularly added to reflect the constantly evolving nature of manners in American society. According to Peggy Post, though times have changed, one truth remains constant. Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
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Peggy Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law, is a director of the Emily Post Institute and the author of more than twelve books. Peggy writes a monthly column in Good Housekeeping and a bimonthly wedding etiquette column for the New York Times, is a contributing editor for AARP, The Magazine, and conducts lectures and seminars for businesses and community groups across the country. Major media outlets frequently seek out Peggy for her etiquette expertise. Her interviews include NBC's the Today show, ABC's Good Morning America, People, the Financial Times, Time, and Real Simple. Anna Post is the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, the coauthor of Great Get-Togethers, and the author of Do I Have to Wear White? and Emily Post's Wedding Parties. Covering topics ranging from green weddings and business etiquette to politics and pop culture, Anna is a regular contributor to Reuters and DailyWorth.com, travels across the country conducting business seminars for major corporations, speaks nationally at bridal shows and events, and is a columnist for Inside Weddings magazine. A popular source for media outlets, Anna has been interviewed in the New York Times, USA Today, CBS's The Early Show, Good Morning America, and NPR. Lizzie Post, Emily Post's great-great-granddaughter, is the coauthor of Great Get-Togethers, and author of How Do You Work This Life Thing? Lizzie is an in-demand source of modern etiquette advice for newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Web. Her interviews include CBS's The Early Show, NBC's Weekend Today, the Tyra Banks Show, People, Glamour, the Los Angeles Times, Redbook, the Associated Press, and Martha Stewart Living Radio. Daniel Post Senning is the great-great-grandson of Emily Post. As the manager of web development and online content at the Emily Post Institute, Dan has developed and maintained the Institute's website and social media presence through Twitter, Facebook, the question and answer blog Etiquette Daily, and etipedia?. He is a spokesperson for the Institute and has been interviewed by publications including Esquire and the Wall Street Journal.
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4 Nov 2011
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One might think the name 'Emily Post' to be intimidating when it comes to approaching the subject of social etiquette, but what this book, and all previous editions of Emily Post's Etiquette, quickly turns you onto is the fact that 'proper' social interaction isn't that complicated at all.
At the end of the day, what the concept of etiquette comes down to is behaving in a way that shows respect for the people around you. This book is very down to earth; not at all the 'walk straight with a book upon your head' list of rules and regulations we might expect it to be. In fact, I'd like to suggest "The Book of Just Plain Common Sense" as an alternate title. It answers the questions of what to do when your coworkers offend you; whether or not it's a good idea to unfriend that guy on Facebook that you met at a party and has since filled your feed with political propaganda; even how to approach the friend who has a bit of a body odor problem. Is it OK to invite someone to a gathering via email? Sure! Is it OK to keep texting at the dinner table? Probably not.
Whether you're looking for a comprehensive resource, or you're curious to know which fork goes where, this book has all the answers to those questions our modern world forces us to ask. And the Post family does a great job presenting it in a way that doesn't make you feel like a dummy!
At the end of the day, what the concept of etiquette comes down to is behaving in a way that shows respect for the people around you. This book is very down to earth; not at all the 'walk straight with a book upon your head' list of rules and regulations we might expect it to be. In fact, I'd like to suggest "The Book of Just Plain Common Sense" as an alternate title. It answers the questions of what to do when your coworkers offend you; whether or not it's a good idea to unfriend that guy on Facebook that you met at a party and has since filled your feed with political propaganda; even how to approach the friend who has a bit of a body odor problem. Is it OK to invite someone to a gathering via email? Sure! Is it OK to keep texting at the dinner table? Probably not.
Whether you're looking for a comprehensive resource, or you're curious to know which fork goes where, this book has all the answers to those questions our modern world forces us to ask. And the Post family does a great job presenting it in a way that doesn't make you feel like a dummy!
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Not Scornful; Instead a Handy Reference
24 Nov 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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WONDERFUL book!!
28 Nov 2011
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This great book on etiquette is a "must-have" for all young girls and women today. It will be a reference book for them for the rest of their lives. How to write notes of acceptance, condolence, how to set the table correctly (when the boss comes to dinner....), etc. Wonderful indeed!! I have given one to each of three granddaughters when they reached 15 or 16 - each one was impressed and pleased.
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