- Hardcover: 164 pages
- Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press,U.S. (1 May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1558539395
- ISBN-13: 978-1558539396
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 11.9 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 404,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Whether a woman is a contractor, a stay-at-home mother, or a high-powered attorney, the suggestions in How to Be a Lady will cause others to think "Wow! She's got it all together!" If a lady is on a diet, she does not speak of it at the table; A lady never eats a meal while behind the wheel of a car; A lady makes it a point to know the names of the teams playing in the Super Bowl; The roles women play in society today are drastically different than they were 25 years ago, and some of the rules are different as well. Patterned after the successful How to Be a Gentleman, How to Be a Lady is a practical book of etiquette that is not snobbish, boring or intimidating. It is designed for a new century by discussing such issues as how to dress for the workplace, the importance of knowing self defense, and how to tactfully ask for the sexual history of a person with whom a lady is considering an intimate relationship
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book was a major disappointment.
Written by an American it advocates behaviour which would have curled the hair of my etiquette teacher at school, such as "If a lady discovers she can attend a party for which she has already declined an invitation, she calls her host and asks if she may attend" A lady would realise that when she declined her hostess would have to make alternate arrangements to fill the place. By telephoning to ask if she may come she is placing her hostess in a very awkward position.
Statements such as "a lady knows when to use a straw" are totally usless to those who do not know as weare not enlighted as to Ms Simpson-Giles opionion on when one should reach for said straw.
There is no book yet written to better Debrett's and I,as an etiquette teacher, would rate How to be a Lady as a waste of money.
British manners are in high demand in North America, don't go teaching American ideas of manners in Britian, please.
Written by an American it advocates behaviour which would have curled the hair of my etiquette teacher at school, such as "If a lady discovers she can attend a party for which she has already declined an invitation, she calls her host and asks if she may attend" A lady would realise that when she declined her hostess would have to make alternate arrangements to fill the place. By telephoning to ask if she may come she is placing her hostess in a very awkward position.
Statements such as "a lady knows when to use a straw" are totally usless to those who do not know as weare not enlighted as to Ms Simpson-Giles opionion on when one should reach for said straw.
There is no book yet written to better Debrett's and I,as an etiquette teacher, would rate How to be a Lady as a waste of money.
British manners are in high demand in North America, don't go teaching American ideas of manners in Britian, please.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was expecting a witty dialogue to go with the rules on being a lady. Unfortunately the book merely states the obvious - such as ' a lady never takes a mobile telephone into dinner' or ' a lady never wears revealing clothing'. It took an hour to read the contants which frankly could have been used more constructively.
63 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is great, it covers everyting from how to write a thank-you note, attending a wedding and a funeral, how to set a dinner table and much more, the author also writes some points which are small and easy to follow. A nice book.
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